Kentucky Derby Answer Key 1. How long is the Kentucky Derby?1 mile1 1/4 miles1 1/8 miles2. Which race is not part of Horse Racing's Triple Crown?Kentucky DerbyKentucky OaksBelmont Stakes 3.…
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Koko, 1928–2009, African-American blues singer and songwriter, b. Bartlett, Tenn., as Cora Walton. Growing up, Taylor absorbed gospel music in church and the blues at local…
jockeyDied: Nov. 26, 2007 (Texas) Best Known as: champion jockey who won five Kentucky Derbys A champion jockey who won the Kentucky Derby five times during his…
SCOTT, John, (father of John Scott [1824-1896]), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born at Marsh Creek, near Gettysburg, Pa., December 25, 1784; moved to Alexandria, Pa., in 1806; engaged as…
SHULTZ, Emanuel, a Representative from Ohio; born in Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pa., July 25, 1819; attended the public schools; apprenticed to the trade of shoemaker; moved to Miamisburg,…
BURK, Henry, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Wurttemberg, Germany, September 26, 1850; immigrated to the United States in 1854 with his parents, who settled in Philadelphia, Pa.;…
(Encyclopedia) Deloney, ThomasDeloney, Thomasdəlōˈnē [key], c.1543–c.1600, English ballad writer, fiction writer, and pamphleteer. He was a silk weaver. Deloney's chief works are three prose…
(Encyclopedia) Zorrilla y Moral, JoséZorrilla y Moral, Joséhōsāˈ thôrēˈlyä ē mōrälˈ [key], 1817–93, Spanish poet and dramatist. His works and life epitomized the brief period of Spanish romanticism.…
SHEFFEY, Daniel, a Representative from Virginia; born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., in 1770; pursued classical studies; apprenticed as a shoemaker in his fatherâs shop; moved to…
LEE, Gideon, a Representative from New York; born in Amherst, Mass., April 27, 1778; attended the common schools; learned the trade of shoemaker and engaged in that business in Worthington,…
