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Greeley

(Encyclopedia) Greeley, city (2020 pop. 108,795), seat of Weld co., N Colo., at the base of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts.; inc. 1885. It is a rail…

Burns, George

(Encyclopedia) Burns, George, 1896–1996, b. New York City as Nathan Birnbaum, and his wife Gracie Allen, 1906–64, b. San Francisco, American comedy team (1923–58). In vaudeville in the 1920s, on…

Paducah

(Encyclopedia) PaducahPaducahpədy&oomacr;ˈkə, –d&oomacr;ˈ– [key], city (1990 pop. 27,256), seat of McCracken co., SW Ky., on the Ohio River at the mouth of the Tennessee River; inc. as a city…

Kemper, Reuben

(Encyclopedia) Kemper, Reuben, d. 1827, American adventurer, b. Virginia. With his brothers Nathan and Samuel he settled c.1800 in Feliciana, just above Baton Rouge, in West Florida, then Spanish…

George Burns

(Nathan Birnbaum)actor, comedianBorn: 1/20/1896Birthplace: New York City Academy Award-winning actor and comedian known for the comedy routines he performed with his wife, Gracie Allen, in…

Netanya

(Encyclopedia) NetanyaNetanyanətänˈyə [key], city (1994 pop. 144,900), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea; also spelled Nathania. It is a beach resort and the trade center for agricultural…

Tom GRAVES, Congress, GA (1970)

GRAVES, Tom, a Representative from Georgia; born in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., February 3, 1970; graduated from Cass High School, Cartersville, Ga.; B.B.A., University of Georgia,…

Lowell, Francis Cabot

(Encyclopedia) Lowell, Francis Cabot, 1775–1817, pioneer American cotton manufacturer, b. Newburyport, Mass.; son of John Lowell (1743–1802). A merchant in Boston, he traveled (1810) to England,…

Jesse ROOT, Congress, CT (1736-1822)

ROOT, Jesse, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Coventry, Tolland County, Conn., December 28, 1736; was graduated from Princeton College in 1756; studied theology in Andover; was ordained as…

Nathaniel SMITH, Congress, CT (1762-1822)

SMITH, Nathaniel, (brother of Nathan Smith and uncle of Truman Smith), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Woodbury, Conn., January 6, 1762; attended the common schools; engaged in…