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Gregory Peck
Name at birth: Eldred Gregory PeckGregory Peck was one of the 20th century's most celebrated Hollywood film stars. He is best known for his Oscar-winning role as Atticus Finch in the 1962 film…Ulysses S. Grant
Name at birth: Hiram Ulysses GrantThe great Union military hero of the Civil War, Ulysses Grant also served two terms as U.S. president. Ulysses Grant came from humble beginnings in small-town Ohio…Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner was a U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1851-74) who was active in the movement to abolish slavery and to give equal rights to Black Americans before and after the Civil War. Yet he's…Campaign 2008
Election history and statistics, candidates, and party politics Presidential Nominees Democratic Barack Obama Read Barack Obama's speech "A…U.S. History Timeline: 1850–1899
Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesThe Civil War and the Reconstruction period that followed are among the signal events of American History. The roots of the conflict run deep, and its effects are…Most Admired World Leaders
CEOs from 60 countries name their most admired role models Sir Winston Churchill sculpture in Parliament Square, LondonSource: AP Photo/Tim Ireland…John ALLISON, Congress, PA (1812-1878)
ALLISON John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Beaver, Pa., August 5, 1812; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar but did not practice extensively; engaged…Walt Whitman: Sands at Seventy
Sands at SeventyMannahattaPaumanokFrom Montauk PointTo Those Who've Fail'dA Carol Closing Sixty-NineThe Bravest SoldiersA Font of TypeAs I Sit Writing HereMy Canary BirdQueries to My…Sentence Agreement: Introduction
IntroductionSentence AgreementIntroductionCollective NounsIndefinite PronounsWalk This WayAgree to Disagree Here you learn how to match subjects and verbs, pronouns and antecedents, and maybe…United States Presidents
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