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Norris, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Norris, Frank (Benjamin Franklin Norris), 1870–1902, American novelist, b. Chicago. After studying in Paris, at the Univ. of California (1890–94), and at Harvard, he spent several…Wheelwright, John
(Encyclopedia) Wheelwright, John, c.1592–1679, American Puritan clergyman, founder of Exeter, N.H., b. Lincolnshire, England. He studied at Cambridge and was vicar (1623–33) of Bilsby. Suspended by…Hoover, J. Edgar
(Encyclopedia) Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar Hoover), 1895–1972, American administrator, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), b. Washington, D.C. Shortly after he was admitted to the…Gould, Jay
(Encyclopedia) Gould, Jay, 1836–92, American speculator, b. Delaware co., N.Y. A country-store clerk and surveyor's assistant, he rose to control half the railroad mileage in the Southwest, New York…Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part II
Part II: Early Activism 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Next: National Figure 1955 The 26-year-old King leads boycott of segregated Montgomery buses, gains national…Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part III
Part III: National Figure 1963 1964 1965 Next: New Directions for Civil Rights 1963 King is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham; writes Letter…Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part IV
Part IV: New Directions for Civil Rights Mid-1960s 1966 1967 1968 Next: The Legacy Mid-1960s King's growing opposition to the Vietnam War angers President Johnson, prompts…Vice Adm. Harold Bowen, Jr. 2000 Deaths
Vice Adm. Harold Bowen, Jr.Age: 87 officer who headed the Navy's investigation into North Korea's 1968 seizure of the Pueblo, an electronic surveillance ship. In one of the most sensitive…Donald J. Jr. CAZAYOUX, Congress, LA (1964)
CAZAYOUX, Donald J. Jr., A Representative from Louisiana; born in New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish, La; graduated from Catholic of Pointe Coupee High School, 1982; B.S., Louisiana State…Jr. HILLEN Solomon, Congress, MD (1810-1873)
HILLEN Solomon Jr. , a Representative from Maryland; born on the family estate, Hillen Road, near Baltimore, Md., July 10, 1810; was graduated from Georgetown College; studied law; was admitted…Trending
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