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Fish, Hamilton, 1926–96, American politician
(Encyclopedia)Fish, Hamilton, 1926–96: see Fish, family. ...Fair Oaks, American Civil War battle
(Encyclopedia)Fair Oaks: see Peninsular campaign. ...Ireland, John, American Roman Catholic prelate
(Encyclopedia)Ireland, John īrˈlənd [key], 1838–1918, American Roman Catholic prelate, first archbishop of St. Paul, Minn. (1888–1918), b. Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. He emigrated to St. Paul in childhood. He was...Henderson, Richard, American colonizer in Kentucky
(Encyclopedia)Henderson, Richard, 1735–85, American colonizer in Kentucky, b. Hanover co., Va. An associate justice of the North Carolina superior court (1769–73), Henderson was long interested in Western lands...Hampton, Wade, American planter and soldier
(Encyclopedia)Hampton, Wade, c.1752–1835, American planter and soldier, b. Halifax co., Va. He served in the American Revolution and took part in South Carolina politics, opposing the ratification of the U.S. Con...American Samoa, The National Park of
(Encyclopedia)American Samoa, The National Park of, c.9,000 acres (3,645 hectares), American Samoa, S Pacific Ocean. Comprising areas on the islands of Ofu, Ta'u, and Tutuila, the park features the only paleotropic...American Standard Code for Information Interchange
(Encyclopedia)American Standard Code for Information Interchange: see ASCII. ...James, Henry, American novelist and critic
(Encyclopedia)James, Henry, 1843–1916, American novelist and critic, b. New York City. A master of the psychological novel, James was an innovator in technique and one of the most distinctive prose stylists in En...Jenkins, John, American pioneer, 1728–85
(Encyclopedia)Jenkins, John, 1728–85, American pioneer, b. probably Connecticut. In 1753, Jenkins explored the Wyoming Valley for the proposed Susquehanna Company. A settlement (1762) under his leadership was des...Jenkins, John, American pioneer, 1751–1827
(Encyclopedia)Jenkins, John, 1751–1821, American pioneer: see under Jenkins, John, 1728–85. ...Browse by Subject
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