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Karadžić, Radovan

(Encyclopedia) Karadžić, RadovanKaradžić, Radovanräˈdōvän käˈräjĭch [key], 1945–, Bosnian Serb physician, author, and political leader, b. Savnik, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. The son of a Serb…

Scopes trial

(Encyclopedia) Scopes trial, Tennessee legal case involving the teaching of evolution in public schools. A statute was passed (Mar., 1925) in Tennessee that prohibited the teaching in public schools…

Clemens, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Clemens, Roger (William Roger Clemens)Clemens, Rogerklĕmˈənz [key], 1962–, American baseball player, b. Dayton, Ohio. Noted for his competitive fire and nicknamed “Roger the Rocket,”…

Flynt, Larry Claxton, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Flynt, Larry Claxton, Jr., 1942-2021, American magazine publisher, b. Lakeville, Ky. Flynt was the son of a sharecropper, and dropped…

Vallandigham, Clement Laird

(Encyclopedia) Vallandigham, Clement LairdVallandigham, Clement Lairdvəlănˈdĭghămˌ, –gămˌ [key], 1820–71, American political leader, leader of the Copperheads in the Civil War, b. New Lisbon (now…

Chauncey Judd: Pursuit from Bethany

Longmeadow Brook Alarm in Judd's Meadow Pursuit from Bethany Wearily the leaden hours of night dragged themselves onward, while Mrs. Dayton and her frightened children sat, where the…

Harry Nelson ROUTZOHN, Congress, OH (1881-1953)

ROUTZOHN Harry Nelson , a Representative from Ohio; born in Dayton, Ohio, November 4, 1881; attended the public grade schools; served one year at the blacksmith trade; became court page in…

Michael R. TURNER, Congress, OH (1960)

TURNER Michael R. , a Representative from Ohio; born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, January 11, 1960; graduated from Belmont High School, Dayton, Ohio, 1978; B.A., Ohio Northern University, Ada…

Edward Grimes BREEN, Congress, OH (1908-1991)

BREEN Edward Grimes , a Representative from Ohio; born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, June 10, 1908; attended Corpus Christi Grammar School; graduated from the University of Dayton and…

Paul Fornshell SCHENCK, Congress, OH (1899-1968)

SCHENCK Paul Fornshell , a Representative from Ohio; born in Miamisburg, Montgomery County, Ohio, April 19, 1899; moved to Dayton, Ohio, in 1908 and graduated from Steele High School in 1917; two…