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DK History: Colonial America

WHO BUILT ST. AUGUSTINE? WHO WERE THE SETTLERS? WHERE WAS LOUISIANA? WHERE DID THE BRITISH SETTLE? FIND OUT MOREFrom the 16th to 18th century, European nations invaded and settled large areas of…

Greenbury Logan

soldier in the Texas RevolutionBorn: 1799Birthplace: Kentucky Logan (his first name was also spelled “Greenberry”) was born into slavery, but he was later freed by his white father, David Logan.…

Olympe de Gouges

(Marie Gouze)feminist, writerBorn: 1745?Birthplace: Montauban, Languedoc, France De Gouges was an ardent advocate of many human rights, especially equality for women, at a time when those beliefs…

Maulana Karenga

Ron EverettscholarBorn: 7/14/1941Birthplace: Parsonsburg, Maryland After meeting Malcolm X as a college student in the 1960s, Karenga became politicized and helped found the US organization, which…

Judy Davis

actressBorn: 4/23/1955Birthplace: Perth, Australia A comic and dramatic actress, she won acclaim for her roles in Gillian Armstrong's My Brilliant Career (1979) and High Tide (1988) and in David…

Coolio

(Artis Ivey, Jr.)rap artist Born: 8/1/1963Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Rap artist whose poignant and often explicit lyrics express ideas about family, respect, love, AIDS and revolution.…

Laurence Fishburne

actor, writerBorn: 7/30/1961Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia Intense African-American actor whose work has ranged from Shakespeare's Othello (1995) to the urban mini-classic Boyz N The Hood (1991).…

Jada Pinkett Smith

actress, video director, clothing designerBorn: 9/18/1971Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Jada Pinkett Smith dropped out of the North Carolina School of Arts after just one year and headed to…

James Randolph REID, Congress, PA (1750-1789)

REID, James Randolph, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Hamiltonban Township, York (now Adams) County, Pa., August 11, 1750; graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor of arts…

Haya de la Torre, Víctor Raúl

(Encyclopedia) Haya de la Torre, Víctor RaúlHaya de la Torre, Víctor Raúlvēkˈtôr rä&oomacr;lˈ äˈyä dā lä tôˈrĕ [key], 1895–1979, Peruvian political leader, founder of the APRA party. Although he…