pop songwriter, singerBorn: 2/9/1942Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Grammy Award-winning pop songwriter and singer best known for her 1971 recording Tapestry. With her former husband, Gerry Goffin…
(Encyclopedia) King, Coretta Scott, 1927–2006, American civil-rights leader, b. Heiberger, Ala.; the wife (1953–68) of Martin Luther King, Jr. After her husband's assassination, she carried on his…
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GRIFFIN, John King, a Representative from South Carolina; born near Clinton, Laurens County, S.C., August 13, 1789; pursued an academic course; engaged as a planter; served in the State house…
(Encyclopedia) King, Ernest Joseph, 1878–1956, American admiral, commander in chief of the U.S. fleet (1941–45), b. Lorain, Ohio. A graduate of Annapolis, he distinguished himself in many branches of…
KING, George Gordon, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., June 9, 1807; pursued classical studies in Newport and in Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; was graduated from…
BRAMBLETT, Ernest King, a Representative from California; born in Fresno, Calif., April 25, 1901; attended the public schools; was graduated from Stanford University in 1925; took graduate…
POLK, Rufus King, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Columbia, Maury County, Tenn., August 23, 1866; attended Webbâs Academy, Culleoka, Tenn.; was graduated from Lehigh University,…
GIBSON, James King, a Representative from Virginia; born in Abingdon, Washington County, Va., February 18, 1812; attended the common schools; moved to Huntsville, Limestone County, Ala., in…
