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Timeline: Martin Luther King Jr.

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. Part II: Early Activism by David Johnson 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Next: National Figure 1955 The 26-year-old King leads boycott of segregated…

Timeline: Martin Luther King Jr.

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. Part III: National Figure by David Johnson   1963 1964 1965 Next: New Directions for Civil Rights 1963 King is arrested…

Timeline: Martin Luther King Jr.

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. Part IV: New Directions for Civil Rights by David Johnson   Mid-1960s 1966 1967 1968 Next: The Legacy Mid-1960s King'…

Timeline: Martin Luther King Jr.

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. Part V: The Legacy by David Johnson   1968 1980 2006 Back to the Beginning 1968 Top Coretta Scott King founds the…

Fontaine, Pierre François Léonard

(Encyclopedia) Fontaine, Pierre François LéonardFontaine, Pierre François Léonardpyĕr fräNswäˈ lāōnärˈ fôNtĕnˈ [key], 1762–1853, French architect. He was known chiefly for the work which, beginning…

Woolley, Sir Charles Leonard

(Encyclopedia) Woolley, Sir Charles Leonard, 1880–1960, English archaeologist. His early work included excavations at Carchemish (1912–14) and the Egyptian site of Tell el Amarna (1921–22). He was…

Tilley, Sir Samuel Leonard

(Encyclopedia) Tilley, Sir Samuel Leonard, 1818–96, Canadian political leader, b. New Brunswick. He was active in provincial politics and led the government from 1861 to 1865. An advocate of a united…

Carnot, Nicolas Léonard Sadi

(Encyclopedia) Carnot, Nicolas Léonard SadiCarnot, Nicolas Léonard Sadinēkōläˈ lāônärˈ sädēˈ [key]Carnot, Nicolas Léonard Sadi kärnōˈ [key], 1796–1832, French physicist, a founder of modern…

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George Leonard BERRY, Congress, TN (1882-1948)

Senate Years of Service: 1937-1938Party: DemocratBERRY, George Leonard, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Lee Valley, Hawkins County, Tenn., September 12, 1882; attended the common schools;…