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Bill of Rights, in U.S. history
(Encyclopedia) Bill of Rights, in U.S. history: see Constitution of the United States.Ford, William Clay, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Ford, William Clay, Jr.: see Bill Ford under Ford, Henry.Hickok, Wild Bill
(Encyclopedia) Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837–76, American frontier marshal, b. Troy Grove, near Ottawa, Ill., as James Butler Hickok. He took part in the Kansas struggle preceding the Civil War, was a…Tilden, William Tatem, 2d
(Encyclopedia) Tilden, William Tatem, 2d (Bill Tilden), 1893–1953, American tennis player, b. Philadelphia. He developed into a brilliant, versatile tennis player, and from 1913 he won several…ivory-billed woodpecker
(Encyclopedia) ivory-billed woodpecker, common name for the largest of the North American woodpeckers, Campephilus principalis. Once plentiful in Southern hardwood forests, it was believed to be…Kansas-Nebraska Act
(Encyclopedia) Kansas-Nebraska Act, bill that became law on May 30, 1854, by which the U.S. Congress established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. By 1854 the organization of the vast Platte…Russell, John Russell, 1st Earl
(Encyclopedia) Russell, John Russell, 1st Earl, 1792–1878, British statesman; younger son of the 6th duke of Bedford, known most of his life as Lord John Russell. He became a Whig member of…Flatland: Of the Universal Colour Bill
by Edwin A. Abbott Of the Ancient Practice of PaintingOf the Suppression of the Chro...Of the Universal Colour Bill But meanwhile the intellectual Arts were fast decaying. The Art of…Bill Bradley, 1999 News
56, former senator from New Jersey, was the only Democrat to challenge Al Gore, Jr., for the party's presidential nomination. Until the fall, Gore had all but ignored Bradley's campaign, but…Bill Mauldin 2003 Deaths
Bill MauldinAge: 81 army sergeant and cartoonist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his works featuring Willie and Joe, two bedraggled World War II infantrymen who battled not only the Germans, but…Trending
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