(Encyclopedia) Baylor, Robert Emmett BledsoeBaylor, Robert Emmett Bledsoebāˈlər [key], 1793?–1873, American jurist, founder of Baylor Univ., b. Kentucky. He served in the War of 1812, studied law,…
(Encyclopedia) Tabari (Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari)Tabaritäbäˈrē [key], c.839–c.923, Arab historian and commentator. The name Tabari was given him because he was born in Tabaristan, Persia…
(Encyclopedia) Toledo, Francisco, 1940–2019, Mexican artist and activist, b. Francisco Benjamín López Toledo. He drew upon his Zapotec heritage for his paintings, drawings, prints, collages, ceramics…
(Encyclopedia) Roger of Wendover, d. c.1236, English chronicler, a monk of St. Albans. As historiographer of St. Albans, he began the Flores historiarum (see Matthew of Westminster), a general…
WHITE, James, (father of Edward Douglass White [1795-1847] and grandfather of Edward Douglass White [1845-1921]), a Delegate from North Carolina and from the Territory South of the River Ohio…
Senate Years of Service: 1801-1807Party: Democratic RepublicanLOGAN, George, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born at âStenton,â Philadelphia County, Pa., September 9, 1753; was sent to…
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Date of Information: 10/25/2022[source] Pres. Luis Lacalle Pou Vice Pres. Beatriz Argimon Min. of…
(Ruth Lee Jones)singerBorn: 8/29/1924Birthplace: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Known for her gritty vocal style, the beloved but controversial singer was at home with R&B, blues, jazz, and middle-of-the-…
COBB, George Thomas, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Morristown, N.J., October 13, 1813; became an orphan when six years of age and received very little schooling; employed at an…
