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Sherman, James Schoolcraft

(Encyclopedia) Sherman, James Schoolcraft, 1855–1912, Vice President of the United States (1909–12), b. near Utica, N.Y. A lawyer, he was (1884–85) mayor of Utica. Sherman served (1887–91, 1893–1909…

Pogodin, Mikhail Petrovich

(Encyclopedia) Pogodin, Mikhail PetrovichPogodin, Mikhail Petrovichmēkhəyēlˈ pētrôˈvĭch pəgôˈdyĭn [key], 1800–1875, Russian historian and publisher. His conservative journal The Muscovite (1841–56)…

Danilo II

(Encyclopedia) Danilo II (Danilo Petrović-Njegoš), 1826–60, prince of Montenegro (1851–60). He secularized (1852) his principality (chiefly in order to be able to marry) and transferred his…

Anastasia

(Encyclopedia) Anastasia (Anastasia Nikolayevna)Anastasiaănəstāˈshə nyĭkəlīˈəfnă [key], 1901–18, youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II, last of the Russian czars. She was killed with the rest of her…

James Earl Ray 1998 Deaths

James Earl RayAge: 70 convicted killer of Martin Luther King Jr. He confessed to the 1968 assassination but recanted after his sentencing. Lacking evidence to back up his government…

Billy Ray Hobley 2002 Deaths

Billy Ray HobleyAge: 48 , a 22-year veteran of the Harlem Globetrotters; joined the team as a rookie from Dillard University; renowned ball handler who circled the world six times with the…

Paul Ray Smith, 2005 News

U.S. Army sergeant, was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for bravery in battle, in April. Smith and several dozen soldiers were constructing a makeshift jail…

Edgar Ray Killen, 2005 News

segregationist, was found guilty of manslaughter in June by a Mississippi jury in the 1964 murder of three young civil rights workers. The three victims had been working to register black…

Billy Ray Smith 2001 Deaths

Billy Ray SmithAge: 66 a 13-year NFL defensive lineman, who played in two Super Bowls with the Baltimore Colts; played three seasons at the University of Arkansas and helped them win the 1955…

Ray County, MO Census Data

Missouri Ray County, Missouri People QuickFactsRay CountyMissouriPopulation, 2005 estimate 24,1015,800,310Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 3.2%3.6%Population, 2000 23,…