(Encyclopedia) Cabot, John, fl. 1461–98, English explorer, probably b. Genoa, Italy. He became a citizen of Venice in 1476 and engaged in the Eastern trade of that city. This experience, it is…
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bankerBorn: 5/6/1870Birthplace: San Jose, Calif. Leaving school at age 13, he worked for 18 years in his step-father's produce business before becoming a partner and retiring in 1901. He then began…
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(Encyclopedia) Handlin, Oscar, 1915–2011, American historian, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Brooklyn College (B.A., 1934). He received his Ph.D (1940) from Harvard and taught there from 1939 to 1984. Most…
1775-83 U.S. troops engaged: 217,000 American battle deaths: 4,435 The 13 American colonies fought for independence from British rule to become the United States. Colonists were frustrated…
writerBorn: 11/2/1911 Birthplace: Pangasinan, Philippines One of the earliest and most influential of Asian American writers, Bulosan emigrated from the Philippines in 1931. In the U.S., he worked…
