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Born: 1891
Birthplace: Chicago
The only Black person in her family when she was growing up, Larsen always felt like an outsider. Born Nellie Walker, she lost her West Indian…
(Encyclopedia) Bouchard, LucienBouchard, LucienlüsyăNˈ b&oomacr;shärˈ [key], 1938–, French-Canadian separatist leader, b. Quebec. A lawyer and a political ally of Brian Mulroney, Bouchard served…
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Senate Years of Service: 1821-1823; 1823-1824Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford RepublicanWARE, Nicholas, a Senator from Georgia; born in Caroline County, Va., in 1769; moved with his…
WHITELAW, Robert Henry, a Representative from Missouri; born on a farm near Lloyds, Essex County, Va., January 30, 1854; moved with his father to Cape Girardeau County, Mo., in 1856; returned…
MANASCO, Carter, a Representative from Alabama; born in Townley, Walker County, Ala., January 3, 1902; attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Ala.; graduated from the law…
(Riley B. King)legendary blues musicianBorn: 9/16/1925Birthplace: Indianola, Miss. One of the most influential guitarists of all time, King remains an icon and a model for Eric Clapton, David…
(Encyclopedia) Cumberland Gap, natural passage through the Cumberland Mts., near the point where Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee meet. The gap was formed by the erosive action of a stream that once…
(Encyclopedia) Chamberlin, Thomas Chrowder, 1843–1928, American geologist, b. Mattoon, Ill., grad. Beloit College, 1866. He was professor of geology at Beloit (1873–82), president of the Univ. of…
