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William Johnson BACON, Congress, NY (1803-1889)

BACON, William Johnson, (son of Ezekiel Bacon and grandson of John Bacon), a Representative from New York; born in Williamstown, Mass., February 18, 1803; moved with his parents to Utica, N.Y…

Charles Keith BELL, Congress, TX (1853-1913)

BELL, Charles Keith, (nephew of Reese Bowen Brabson), a Representative from Texas; born in Chattanooga, Tenn., April 18, 1853; attended the public schools and Sewanee (Tenn.) College; moved to…

Charles Henry ELSTON, Congress, OH (1891-1980)

ELSTON, Charles Henry, a Representative from Ohio; born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, August 1, 1891; attended the public schools of Marietta and Cincinnati, Ohio; Y.M.C.A. Law School…

Churchill, rivers, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Churchill. 1 River, c.600 mi (970 km) long, issuing as the Ashuanipi River from Ashuanipi Lake, SW Labrador, N.L., Canada, and flowing in an arc north, then southeast through a series…

Edward Bowes

entrepreneur, radio impresarioBorn: 6/14/1874Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. After leaving school at age 13 to work in an office, he founded a real estate business that flourished until the…

David ATWOOD, Congress, WI (1815-1889)

ATWOOD, David, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Bedford, N.H., December 15, 1815; attended the public schools; moved to Hamilton, N.Y., in 1832; apprenticed as a printer and…

Thomas Norman KINDNESS, Congress, OH (1929-2004)

KINDNESS, Thomas Norman, a Representative from Ohio; born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., August 26, 1929; graduated from Glendale High School, Glendale, Calif., 1947; A.B., University of…

Judy Blume

(Judy Sussman)writerBorn: 2/12/1938Birthplace: Elizabeth, New Jersey Blume began writing stories for her own children, but quickly became the definitive author of books on the many adventures and…

Frederick IX, king of Denmark

(Encyclopedia) Frederick IX, 1899–1972, king of Denmark (1947–72), son and successor of Christian X. He married (1935) Princess Ingrid of Sweden. Because he did not have a son the constitution was…

Groppi, James

(Encyclopedia) Groppi, James, 1931–85, American Roman Catholic cleric and political activist, b. Milwaukee. Groppi, who grew up in the Milwaukee slums, attended St. Francis' Seminary and was ordained…