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Rod Steiger

(Rodney Steiger)actorBorn: 4/14/1925Birthplace: Westhampton, New York A heavy-set, compelling actor, Steiger began his career on the stage and broke into movies in the 1950s. He was nominated for…

Benjamin Edwards GREY, Congress, KY

GREY, Benjamin Edwards, (grandson of Benjamin Edwards), a Representative from Kentucky; born at “Shiloh,” near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., birth date unknown; pursued an academic course…

Zachary David MASSEY, Congress, TN (1864-1923)

MASSEY, Zachary David, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Marshall, Madison County, N.C., November 14, 1864; attended the public schools; taught in the public schools of Marshall 1882-…

Shalisha

(Encyclopedia) ShalishaShalishashălˈĭshə [key], in 1 Samuel, region of ancient Palestine, probably W of Shiloh. Baal-salisha may have been in the region.

Tabernacle

(Encyclopedia) TabernacleTabernacletăbˈərnăkˌəl [key], in the Bible, the portable holy place of the Hebrews during their desert wanderings. It was a tent, like the portable tent-shrines used by…

James Bain WHITE, Congress, IN (1835-1897)

WHITE, James Bain, a Representative from Indiana; born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, June 26, 1835; attended the common schools; immigrated to the United States in 1854; settled in Fort Wayne,…

Stewart Granger

(James Leblanche Stewart)actorBorn: 5/6/1913Birthplace: London, England Dashing actor known best for his deep voice and the flourish with which he approached roles as a swashbuckler. He made his…

Shiloni

(Encyclopedia) ShiloniShilonishīlōˈnī [key] or ShilonitesShilonishīlōˈnīts, shīˈlōnīts [key]: see Shelah (1.) The term refers to inhabitants of Shiloh.

Johnson, Richard W.

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Richard W., 1827–97, Union general in the Civil War, b. Livingston co., Ky., grad. West Point, 1849. Before the Civil War he served principally on the frontier. Johnson, made…