Senate Years of Service: 1907-1913Party: DemocratJOHNSTON, Joseph Forney, a Senator from Alabama; born at âMount Welcome,â Lincoln County, N.C., March 23, 1843; attended the country…
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(Encyclopedia) Laffitte, JacquesLaffitte, Jacqueszhäk läfētˈ [key], 1767–1844, French banker and politician. He rose from poverty to become one of the wealthiest and most influential men in France.…
(Encyclopedia) Moon, Warren (Harold Warren Moon, Jr.), 1956–, African-American football player, b. Los Angeles. Moon quarterbacked the Univ. of Washington Huskies to a Rose Bowl title in 1978, but he…
(Encyclopedia) Kirov, Sergei MironovichKirov, Sergei Mironovichsyĭrgāˈ mērôˈnəvĭch kēˈrəf [key], 1888–1934, Russian Soviet leader. He fought in the civil war of 1918–20 and rose to power as one of…
(Encyclopedia) Kikwete, Jakaya MrishoKikwete, Jakaya Mrishojäkäˈyä kĭkwĕˈtā [key], 1950–, Tanzanian political leader, b. Msoga, Tanganyika, grad. Univ. of Dar es Salaam (1978). He joined the defense…
(Encyclopedia) Karsavina, TamaraKarsavina, Tamaratəmäˈrə Kərsäˈvyĭnə [key], 1885–1978, Russian prima ballerina. Karsavina was trained in the Imperial Theatre School and the Mariinsky Theatre in St.…
(Encyclopedia) Karimov, Islam AbduganievichKarimov, Islam Abduganievichĭslämˈ kärēˈmôf [key], 1938–2016, Soviet and Uzbekistani political leader, president of Uzbekistan (1991–2016). He joined the…
(Encyclopedia) Green, William, 1872–1952, American labor leader, president of the American Federation of Labor (1924–1952), b. Coshocton, Ohio. He rose through the ranks of the United Mine Workers of…
