Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of historical biographiesBorn: 1/4/1943Birthplace: Rockville Centre, New York Goodwin has won wide praise for her meticulous, in-depth research and her ability to…
(Encyclopedia) Assandun, battle ofAssandun, battle ofăˈsəndən [key], a victory by the Danes under Canute over the English led by Edmund Ironside. The battle was fought Oct. 18, 1016, at what is now…
(Encyclopedia) York, Edward, duke of, 1373?–1415, English nobleman; elder son of Edmund of Langley, duke of York. In 1390, Edward was made earl of Rutland, and in 1394 he was created earl of Cork…
FOSS, Eugene Noble, (brother of George Edmund Foss), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in West Berkshire, near St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt., on September 24, 1858; attended the…
O’CONNOR, Michael Patrick, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C., September 29, 1831; attended the public schools and was graduated from St. John’s…
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MILLER, William Edward, a Representative from New York; born in Lockport, Niagara County, N.Y., March 22, 1914; attended the parochial schools and Lockport High School; was graduated from…
Born: Nov. 6, 1955Birthplace: Chicago, Ill.news anchor As the daughter of Eunice Kennedy and Sargent Shriver, niece to John F., Robert, and Edward Kennedy, Maria grew up in the midst of politics…
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