(Encyclopedia) Macpherson, James, 1736–96, Scottish author. Educated at Aberdeen and Edinburgh, he spent his early years as a schoolmaster. In later life he held a colonial secretaryship in West…
(Encyclopedia) Bozeman, John M.Bozeman, John M.bōzˈmən [key], 1835–67, American pioneer. A Georgian, he went to the gold fields of Colorado (1861) and Montana (1862). In the winter of 1862–63 he…
(Encyclopedia) Singleton, Benjamin, c. 1809–c. 1900, African-American leader of post–Civil War black resettlement in the West, b. Davidson co. (now coextensive with Nashville), Tenn. He escaped…
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judge, historianBorn: 2/25/1928Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey Higginbotham graduated from Antioch College in 1949 and Yale Law School in 1952. After working as an assistant district attorney in…
GRAY, John Cowper, a Representative from Virginia; born in Southampton County, Va., in 1783; pursued an academic course; member of the State house of delegates 1804-1806 and 1821-1823; elected…
(70 meters)Men Individual: 1. Justin Huish, USA def., 2. Magnus Petersson, SWE (112-107); 3. Oh Kyo-moon, S.KOR def. Paul Vermeiren, BEL (115-110). Team: 1. United States (Justin Huish, Richard…
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model, actressBorn: 6/14/1968Birthplace: New York City Baywatch babe Yasmine Bleeth began her career as a model at only six months old when she was cast in a commercial for Johnson's Baby Shampoo.…