Biography of the American political leader In 1776, George Mason wrote the Virginia Bill of Rights, which served as the model for the U.S Bill of Rights. George Mason, 1725–92,…
(Encyclopedia) Amalric II or Amaury II, c.1155–1205, Latin king of Jerusalem (1197–1205) and Cyprus (1194–1205); brother and successor (in Cyprus) of Guy of Lusignan. His title to Jerusalem was…
(Encyclopedia) Addison, Thomas, 1793–1860, English physician, b. near Newcastle, grad. Univ. of Edinburgh (M.D., 1815). In 1837 he became a physician at Guy's Hospital, London, where he conducted…
(Marion Goddard Levy)actress, philanthropistBorn: 6/3/1910Birthplace: Queens, New York Brisk, attractive, chestnut-haired film star who started out as a child model for various New York City…
(Encyclopedia) Robinson, John, 1576?–1625, English nonconformist pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers in Holland. In 1592 he entered Cambridge; in 1597 he received a fellowship and was ordained. Soon…
(Encyclopedia) Bright, Richard, 1789–1858, English physician. In London he was the leading consultant of his time, and he contributed many important clinical observations. He was the author of the…
framer of the Constitution, politicianBorn: 1752Birthplace: Wilmington, Del. Primarily a local politician, serving the community of Wilmington as assistant burgess and postmaster, Broom's national…
(Encyclopedia) Gunpowder Plot, conspiracy to blow up the English Parliament and King James I on Nov. 5, 1605, the day set for the king to open Parliament. It was intended to be the beginning of a…
(Encyclopedia) Cushman, Charlotte SaundersCushman, Charlotte Saundersk&oobreve;shˈmən [key], 1816–76, one of the first outstanding American actresses, b. Boston. Cushman turned from opera to…
PAGE, Mann, (brother of John Page, of Virginia), a Delegate from Virginia; born at âRosewell,â Gloucester County, Va., in 1749; studied under a private teacher and was graduated from the…
