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Singleton, Benjamin

(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…

WNBA Annual Awards, 2005 Season

WNBA Annual Awards, 2005 SeasonMost Valuable Player: Sheryl Swoopes, HoustonRookie of the Year: Temeka Johnson, WashingtonCoach of the Year: John Whisenant, SacramentoDefensive Player of the Year:…

Biographies of the Presidents

  Read bios on all of the U.S. presidents from George Washington to Ulysses S. Grant to Barack Obama. George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison…

1996 Olympics: Archery

(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…

A. Leon Higginbotham

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…

John Cowper GRAY, Congress, VA (1783-1823)

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…

Members of Congress: US, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from US Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, John 1735-1826 ADAMS, John Quincy 1767-1848 AGNEW, Spiro…