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Timothy PITKIN, Congress, CT (1766-1847)

PITKIN Timothy , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Farmington, Conn., on January 21, 1766; received private instruction and was graduated from Yale College in 1785; taught in the…

Everett SANDERS, Congress, IN (1882-1950)

SANDERS Everett , a Representative from Indiana; born near Coalmont, Clay County, Ind., March 8, 1882; attended the public schools and the Indiana State Normal School at Terre Haute; was graduated…

Jamie Dornan

Jamie Dornan is the Northern Ireland actor who played the romantic lead in the 2015 movie version of E.L. James's Fifty Shades of Grey. Dornan grew up outside of Belfast and, after briefly attending…

Mark Wahlberg Biography

Mark Wahlberg actor; musician; modelBorn: 6/5/1971Birthplace: Dorchester, Massachusetts Wahlberg was an original member of The New Kids on the Block (1985); he dropped out but later restarted…

Antonio Sabato, Jr. Biography

Antonio Sabato, Jr.model, actorBorn: 2/29/1972Birthplace: Rome, Italy Actor and model who moved from Italy to California when he was 12 years old and made a few big screen appearances before…

Vermont

  Vermont State Information Capital: Montpelier Official Name: State of Vermont Organized as a territory/republic: January 15, 1777 Entered Union (rank): March 4, 1791 (14th state) Present…

Metz

(Encyclopedia) MetzMetzEng. and Ger. mĕts, Fr. mĕs [key], city (2010 est. pop. 127,000), capital of Moselle dept., NE France, on the Moselle River. It is a cultural, commercial, and transportation…

Scotland, Church of

(Encyclopedia) Scotland, Church of, the established national church of Scotland, Presbyterian (see Presbyterianism) in form. The first Protestants in Scotland, led by Patrick Hamilton, were…

Great Awakening

(Encyclopedia) Great Awakening, series of religious revivals that swept over the American colonies about the middle of the 18th cent. It resulted in doctrinal changes and influenced social and…

Paul B. HENRY, Congress, MI (1942-1993)

HENRY Paul B. , a Representative from Michigan; born in Chicago, Ill., July 9, 1942; graduated from Pasadena High School, Pasadena, Calif., 1959; B.A., Wheaton College, Ill., 1963; M.A., Duke…