soldier in the Texas RevolutionBorn: 1799Birthplace: Kentucky Logan (his first name was also spelled “Greenberry”) was born into slavery, but he was later freed by his white father, David Logan.…
(Encyclopedia) Yesenin, Sergei AleksandrovichYesenin, Sergei Aleksandrovichsyĭrgāˈ əlyĭksänˈdrəvĭch yĭsyāˈnĭn [key], 1895–1925, Russian poet. Yesenin was the most popular poet of the early revolution…
(Encyclopedia) Baraka, AmiriBaraka, Amiriamērē bəräˈkə [key], 1934–2014, American poet, playwright, and political activist, b. Newark, N.J., as Everett LeRoy Jones, studied at Rutgers Univ., Howard…
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…
FINDLAY, John, (brother of James Findlay and William Findlay), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., March 31, 1766; received a limited schooling;…
(Encyclopedia) Boece or Boethius, HectorBoece or Boethius, Hectorbōēsˈ, bois, bōēˈthēəs [key], 1465?–1536?, Scottish historian. He studied at the Univ. of Paris, where he knew Erasmus, and in 1498 he…
(Encyclopedia) Seldes, Marian Hall, 1928–2014, American actress, b. New York City. She studied under Sanford Meisner before making her Broadway debut in Medea (1947). Tall and angular, with a regal…
