(Encyclopedia) Mosby, John SingletonMosby, John Singletonmôzˈbē [key], 1833–1916, Confederate partisan leader in the American Civil War, b. Edgemont, Va. He was practicing law in Bristol, Va., when…
(Encyclopedia) Aberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl ofAberdeen, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th earl ofăbˌədēnˈ [key], 1784–1860, British statesman. He served (1813) as ambassador extraordinary at…
(Encyclopedia) Finney, Albert, 1936–2019, English actor, studied Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London. He debuted in the theater in 1956, and appeared on the London and New York stage throughout…
(Encyclopedia) Bentley, Richard, 1662–1742, English critic and philologist. Generally considered the greatest of English classical scholars, he was also an Anglican clergyman who became (1717) Regius…
(Encyclopedia) StraboStrabostrāˈbō [key], b. c.63 b.c., d. after a.d. 21, Greek geographer, historian, and philosopher, b. Amasya, Pontus. He studied in Asia Minor, Greece, Rome, and Alexandria and…
(Encyclopedia) Afrofuturism, artistic and cultural movement that is based on the wedding of African diasporic themes with modern technology and elements of science fiction and fantasy.…
A horse named Aristides won the very first Kentucky Derby way back in 1875. The race has been run every year since.The last horse to win the Triple Crown of Horse Racing (Kentucky Derby, Preakness…
NICHOLLS, John Calhoun, a Representative from Georgia; born in Clinton, Jones County, Ga., April 25, 1834; attended private schools and was graduated from the College of William and Mary,…
McCULLOCH, William Moore, a Representative from Ohio; born near Holmesville, Holmes County, Ohio, November 24, 1901; attended the public schools; College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio; was…
