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Oakley, Annie

(Encyclopedia) Oakley, Annie, 1860–1926, American theatrical performer, b. Darke co., Ohio. Her original name was Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee. From childhood on she was a “dead shot” with a rifle. She…

Augustus Newton MARTIN, Congress, IN (1847-1901)

MARTIN, Augustus Newton, a Representative from Indiana; born near Whitestown, Butler County, Pa., March 23, 1847; attended the common schools and Witherspoon Institute, Butler, Pa., and was…

James Edwin CAMPBELL, Congress, OH (1843-1924)

CAMPBELL, James Edwin, (nephew of Lewis Davis Campbell), a Representative from Ohio; born in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, July 7, 1843; attended the public schools and Miami University,…

Maurice Hudson THATCHER, Congress, KY (1870-1973)

THATCHER, Maurice Hudson, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 15, 1870; moved to Butler County, Ky., and settled near Morgantown in 1874; attended public…

William Joseph BURKE, Congress, PA (1862-1925)

BURKE, William Joseph, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near London, England, September 25, 1862; immigrated to the United States in 1866 with his parents, who settled in Reynoldsville…

Giraldus Cambrensis

(Encyclopedia) Giraldus CambrensisGiraldus Cambrensisjĭrălˈdəs kămbrĕnˈsĭs [key], c.1146–1223, Norman-Welsh churchman and historian, also called Gerald of Wales and Gerald de Barri. He was associated…

Minority Oscar Winners in Major Acting Categories

Jennie Wood 1. Hattie McDaniel  2. José Ferrer  3. Anthony Quinn  4. Rita Moreno  5. Sidney Poitier  6. Sacheen Littlefeather  7. Louis Gossett, Jr.  8. Whoopi Goldberg  9. Mercedes…

Minority Oscar Winners in Major Acting Categories

Jennie Wood 1. Hattie McDaniel  2. José Ferrer  3. Anthony Quinn  4. Rita Moreno  5. Sidney Poitier  6. Sacheen Littlefeather  7. Louis Gossett, Jr.  8. Whoopi Goldberg  9. Mercedes…

Minority Oscar Winners in Major Acting Categories

Jennie Wood 1. Hattie McDaniel  2. José Ferrer  3. Anthony Quinn  4. Rita Moreno  5. Sidney Poitier  6. Sacheen Littlefeather  7. Louis Gossett, Jr.  8. Whoopi Goldberg  9. Mercedes…

Minority Oscar Winners in Major Acting Categories

Jennie Wood 1. Hattie McDaniel  2. José Ferrer  3. Anthony Quinn  4. Rita Moreno  5. Sidney Poitier  6. Sacheen Littlefeather  7. Louis Gossett, Jr.  8. Whoopi Goldberg  9. Mercedes…