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Harold Everett HUGHES, Congress, IA (1922-1996)

Senate Years of Service: 1969-1975Party: DemocratHUGHES, Harold Everett, a Senator from Iowa; born near Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, February 10, 1922; attended the public schools and the…

Kansa

(Encyclopedia) KansaKansakănˈsô [key], people whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages), also known as the Kansas or Kaw.…

Nacogdoches

(Encyclopedia) NacogdochesNacogdochesnăkˌədōˈchĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 30,872), seat of Nacogdoches co., E Tex., in a pine and hardwood forest area; settled 1779. Industries in the city include…

Fayetteville

(Encyclopedia) Fayetteville Fayetteville fāˈĕtvĭl [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 93,949), seat of Washington co., NW…

Fremont

(Encyclopedia) Fremont Fremont frēˈmŏnt [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 230,504), Alameda co., W Calif., on…

Whitney, Eli

(Encyclopedia) Whitney, Eli, 1765–1825, American inventor of the cotton gin, b. Westboro, Mass., grad. Yale, 1792. When he was staying as tutor at Mulberry Grove, the plantation of Mrs. Nathanael…

Bassett, Angela Evelyn

(Encyclopedia) Bassett, Angela Evelyn 1958- , American actress, b. New York, N.Y., Yale Univ. (B.A., 1980; M.F.A., 1983; D.F.A. (2018, hon.). Bassett…

David Brearley

framer of the Constitution, justiceBorn: 1745Birthplace: Spring Grove, N.J. A lieutenant colonel in the New Jersey Brigade during the Revolutionary War, Brearley became the chief justice of New…

Steve McQueen

actorBorn: 3/24/1930Birthplace: Beech Grove, Indiana Television and film actor known for his roles as a cool loner. He appeared in the television series Wanted — Dead or Alive (1958–61). His film…

George Washington Carver

  Born: 1864 Birthplace: near Diamond Grove, Mo.   Cosmetic and process of producing same; paint and stain and process of producing the same—When Carver's method of crop rotation…