(Encyclopedia) original sin, in Christian theology, the sin of Adam, by which all humankind fell from divine grace. Saint Augustine was the fundamental theologian in the formulation of this doctrine…
Susan Boudinot is remembered as one of the youngest protesters in colonial America. When she was 9, she and her family were visiting the royal governor of New Jersey. She was offered a cup of tea…
actressBorn: 11/25/1971Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Best known for her role as Kelly Bundy on the long-running Fox comedy, Married With Children (1987–97), she actually started acting at…
(Encyclopedia) Newton, John, 1725–1807, English clergyman and hymn writer, b. London. Until 1755, his life was spent chiefly at sea, where he eventually became the captain of a slave ship plying the…
(Encyclopedia) Wallace, Henry Cantwell, 1866–1924, American agricultural leader and cabinet officer, b. Rock Island, Ill., grad. Iowa State College of Agriculture (now Iowa State Univ.), 1892; son of…
(Encyclopedia) Baius or Bajus, MichaelBaius or Bajus, Michaelbāˈyəs, bāˈjəs [key], 1513–89, Flemish Roman Catholic theologian, also known as Michel de Bay. He was chancellor of the Univ. of Louvain…
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U.S. congresswomanBorn: 1881Birthplace: Saco, Maine Edith Nourse married John J. Rogers, a successful lawyer in Lowell, Massachusetts. In 1912 her husband was elected to Congress and Rogers became…
HUMPHREY, William Ewart, a Representative from Washington; born near Alamo, Montgomery County, Ind., March 31, 1862; attended the common schools; was graduated from Wabash College,…
