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Brough, Louise

(Encyclopedia) Brough, Louise (Louise Brough Clapp)Brough, Louisebrŭf [key], 1923–2014, American tennis player, b. Oklahoma City. A champion in the 1940s and 50s, renowned for her powerful serve-and-…

WILSON, Ephraim King, Congress, MD (1821-1891)

Senate Years of Service: 1885-1891 Party: Democrat WILSON, Ephraim King, (son of Ephraim King Wilson [1771-1834]), a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Snow Hill, Worcester…

Best-Selling Children's Books, 2002

Source: Publishers Weekly.HardcoverThe Prayer of Jabez for Kids, Bruce Wilkinson and Melody CarlsonThe Prayer of Jabez for Little Ones, Bruce Wilkinson and Melody Carlson; illustrated by Alexi…

CHASE, Samuel, Congress, MD (1741-1811)

CHASE, Samuel, a Delegate from Maryland; born in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., April 17, 1741; was tutored privately and pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…

The National Women's Hall of Fame

The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…

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…

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…

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,…