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Deneuve, Catherine

(Encyclopedia) Deneuve, Catherine, 1943–, French film actress, b. Paris as Catherine Fabienne Dorléac. The daughter of actors and sister of actress Françoise Dorléac (1942–67), the cool and beautiful…

Haig, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl

(Encyclopedia) Haig, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal. He saw active service in Sudan (1898) and in the South African War (1899–1902) and upon the outbreak of World War I (…

Types of Literature

Here are some of the popular categories of books and stories in literature. An autobiography is the story of a person's life written or told by that person.Bill Peet: An Autobiography A biography…

Constitution Day & Citizenship Day

One day, two observances by Shmuel Ross The Constitution of the United States of America The Constitutional Convention Text of the ConstitutionSigners of the U.S. Constitution Fun…

William John HUGHES, Congress, NJ (1932)

HUGHES, William John, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Salem, Salem County, N.J., October 17, 1932; attended public schools; A.B., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., 1955; J.D…

Frank Parks BRIGGS, Congress, MO (1894-1992)

Senate Years of Service: 1945-1947Party: DemocratBRIGGS, Frank Parks, a Senator from Missouri; born in Armstrong, Howard County, Mo., February 25, 1894; attended Armstrong and Fayette schools…

Michael DeWINE, Congress, OH (1947)

Senate Years of Service: 1995-2007Party: RepublicanDeWINE, Michael, a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Springfield, Ohio, January 5, 1947; attended the public schools in Yellow…

VANCE, Robert Brank, Congress, NC (1793-1827)

VANCE, Robert Brank, (uncle of Robert Brank Vance [1828-1899] and Zebulon Baird Vance), a Representative from North Carolina; born on Reems Creek, near Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., in 1793…

James LOVE, Congress, KY (1795-1874)

LOVE, James, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Nelson County, Ky., May 12, 1795; attended the common schools in Bardstown, Ky.; volunteered at the age of eighteen and served during the…