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ELLIOTT, William, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C., September 3, 1838; attended Beaufort College and Harvard University; studied law at the…
Senate Years of Service: 1831-1837; 1850-1851Party: Anti-Jacksonian; WhigEWING, Thomas, (father of Thomas Ewing [1829-1896]), a Senator from Ohio; born near West Liberty, Ohio County, Va. (now…
Below are the nominees in the directing category. This is the second directing nomination for Alejandro G. Iñárritu. He was previously nominated for the 2006 film Babel…
In a report released in June 2001, the National Trust for Historic Preservation listed 11 historic sites across America that are in danger of being lost forever. Some of the sites are…
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(Encyclopedia) Christie, Dame Agatha, 1890–1976, English detective story writer, b. Torquay, Devon, as Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller. Christie's second husband was the archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan,…
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(Encyclopedia) Graham, Billy (William Franklin Graham)Graham, Billygrāˈəm [key], 1918–2018, American evangelist, b. Charlotte, N.C., grad. Wheaton College (B.A., 1943). Graham was ordained a minister…
