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Abraham Bedford VENABLE, Congress, VA (1758-1811)

Senate Years of Service: 1803-1804Party: Democratic RepublicanVENABLE, Abraham Bedford, (uncle of Abraham Watkins Venable), a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born on ‘State Hillâ…

Macdonald, Flora

(Encyclopedia) Macdonald, Flora, 1722–90, Scottish Jacobite heroine. She aided Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, to escape to France after the defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden…

Connaught, Arthur William Patrick Albert, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Connaught, Arthur William Patrick Albert, duke ofConnaught, Arthur William Patrick Albert, duke ofkŏnˈôt [key], 1850–1942, English prince; son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert,…

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Santa Fe Opera

(Encyclopedia) Santa Fe Opera, summer opera festival held outside Santa Fe, N. Mex., founded 1957. Featuring outstanding young singers and musicians, it presents a wide variety of operas from the…

James West Biography

physicistBorn: 2/10/1931Birthplace: Prince Edward County, Va. James West was born in 1931 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and studied physics at Temple University.…

Kemuel

(Encyclopedia) KemuelKemuelkēmy&oomacr;ˈĕl [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Aram. 2 Ephraimite prince. 3 Levite prince.

J. K. Rowling

Learn all about the mastermind behind Harry Potter More Stuff Harry Potter PlaylistsHarry Potter Banned? Harry Potter Movies! Harry Potter Hangman! About the Author…

Pat Conroy

fiction and nonfiction writerBorn: 10/26/1945Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia Southern writer whose career was launched in 1972 with The Water Is Wide, a nonfiction book about teaching black children…

Nethaneel

(Encyclopedia) NethaneelNethaneelnēthănˈēəl, nĕthˈənēl [key], in the Bible. 1 Prince of Issachar. 2 Brother of David. 3 Porter of the Temple. 4 Prince under Jehoshaphat. 5 Trumpeter.