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Sheldon, Edward Austin

(Encyclopedia) Sheldon, Edward Austin, 1823–97, American educator, b. Wyoming co., N.Y., studied at Hamilton College. After illness forced him to cut short his own education, he held a variety of…

Ouachita

(Encyclopedia) OuachitaOuachitawôˈshĭtôˌ [key], river, c.600 mi (970 km) long, rising in the Ouachita Mts., W Ark. It flows east, southeast, and south through a cotton-producing region of S Arkansas…

Chuck FLEISCHMANN, Congress, TN (1962)

FLEISCHMANN, Chuck, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Ooltewah, Hamilton County, Tenn., October 11, 1962; B.A., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ill., 1983; J.D., University of…

Vivien Leigh

(Vivian Mary Hartley)actress Born: 11/5/1913Birthplace: Darjeeling, India Legendary in her Oscar-winning role as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939), Leigh also was famous for her…

Judith Merril

(Juliet Grossman; pseudonyms Ernest Hamilton, Cyril Judd, Judith Merril, Rose Sharon, Eric Thorstein)science fiction writerBorn: 1/21/1923Birthplace: New York City A writer, editor, and critic,…

Conjunctions

Conjunctions connect words or groups of words.Coordinating Conjunctions A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects two words or two groups of words that are used in the same way—that is,…

John Davis LONG, Congress, MA (1838-1915)

LONG, John Davis, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, October 27, 1838; attended the common schools at Buckfield and Hebron Academy, Maine; was…

Harry Hay Biography

activistBorn: April 7, 1912Birthplace: Worthing, EnglandDied: October 24, 2002 Harry Hay was born to American parents Margaret and Harry, Sr. in Worthing, England. Hay’s…

William HELMS, Congress, NJ (1813)

HELMS, William, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Sussex County, N.J, birth date unknown; served during the Revolutionary War as second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain, and…