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Bemis, Samuel Flagg

(Encyclopedia) Bemis, Samuel FlaggBemis, Samuel Flaggbēˈmĭs [key], 1891–1973, American historian, b. Worcester, Mass. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1916 and taught history at various schools…

Pleasonton, Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Pleasonton, Alfred, 1824–97, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Washington, D.C. He served in the Mexican War and in the Indian wars on the frontier. In the Civil War, he…

Cline, Patsy

(Encyclopedia) Cline, Patsy, 1932–63, American country singer, b. Winchester, Va., as Virginia Patterson Hensley. She began singing locally while still in her teens and signed her first recording…

Banks, Russell

(Encyclopedia) Banks, Russell, 1940–, American writer, b. Newton, Mass., grad. Univ. of North Carolina (1967). Banks is known for fiction that explores the bleaker aspects of American working-class…

Donald Glenn BROTZMAN, Congress, CO (1922-2004)

BROTZMAN, Donald Glenn, a Representative from Colorado; born on a farm in Logan County, Colo., near Sterling, Colo., June 28, 1922; educated in Logan County schools; graduated from University…

African Americans in the 113th Congress

A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 113th Congress. There are 43 black members in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. State House…

Harry Potter Movies

Reviews, quizzes, actors, and other fun stuff   Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint at the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 premiere Source: AP…

Cage, John Milton, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Cage, John Milton Jr., 1912–92, American composer, b. Los Angeles. A leading figure in the musical avant-garde from the late 1930s, he…