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Cobbett, William

(Encyclopedia) Cobbett, WilliamCobbett, Williamkŏbˈĭt [key], 1763?–1835, British journalist and reformer. The son of a farm laborer, he ran away from home at 14 and later joined the British army. He…

Nkrumah, Kwame

(Encyclopedia) Nkrumah, Kwame Nkrumah, Kwame kwäˈmā nkr&oomacr;ˈmä [key], 1909–72, African political leader, prime…

Bogdanovich, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Bogdanovich, Peter, 1939 - 2021, American film director, actor, and critic, b. Kingston, N.Y. Bogdanovich was the son of Serbian…

Eminem

(Detroit MC, Marshall Mathers)Birthplace: Kansas City Grammy Award-winning controversial hard-core rap artist who burst on the music scene with the release of 1999's The Slim Shady LP, a double…

John ARCHER, Congress, MD (1741-1810)

ARCHER, John, (father of Stevenson Archer [1786-1848] and grandfather of Stevenson Archer [1827-1898]), a Representative from Maryland; born near Churchville, Harford (then Baltimore) County,…

Thomas McEWAN, Jr., Congress, NJ (1854-1926)

McEWAN, Thomas, Jr., a Representative from New Jersey; born in Paterson, N.J., February 26, 1854; attended the public schools; became a civil engineer; attended the law department of Columbia…

George Shannon LONG, Congress, LA (1883-1958)

LONG, George Shannon, (brother of Huey Pierce Long, brother-in-law of Rose McConnell Long, cousin of George S., and uncle of Russell Billiu Long), a Representative from Louisiana; born in…

William Harrell FELTON, Congress, GA (1823-1909)

FELTON, William Harrell, (husband of Rebecca Latimer Felton), a Representative from Georgia; born near Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga., June 19, 1823; attended the common and primary schools…