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Nathan APPLETON, Congress, MA (1779-1861)
APPLETON Nathan , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in New Ipswich, N.H., October 6, 1779; attended the common schools, the local academy in New Ipswich, N.H., and Dartmouth College,…Mack Francis MATTINGLY, Congress, GA (1931)
Senate Years of Service: 1981-1987 Party: Republican MATTINGLY Mack Francis , a Senator from Georgia; born in Anderson, Madison County, Ind., January 7, 1931; attended the public schools; graduated…chemical industry
(Encyclopedia) chemical industry, the business of using chemical reactions to turn raw materials, such as coal, oil, and salt, into a variety of products. During the 19th and 20th cent. technological…Paula Gunn Allen Biography
Paula Gunn AllenPoet, novelist, criticBorn: 1939Birthplace: Cubero, New Mexico Paula Gunn Allen was the daughter of a Lebanese-American father and a Pueblo-Sioux-Scots mother. She was raised…Exit Wounds
Director:Andrzej BartkowiakWriters:Ed Horowitz, Richard D'OvidioWarner Bros.; R; 100 minutesRelease:3/01Cast:Steven Seagal, DMX, Isaiah Washington Exit Wounds is the second feature film by…Guglielmo Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi was an Irish-Italian inventor and entrepreneur who popularized wireless telegraphy early in the 20th century. One of the founding fathers of radio communication, Marconi got…George P. Shultz
George Pratt Shultz was an economist and Republican presidential adviser known best as the U.S. Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan from 1982-89. An academic who thrust himself into politics,…Joseph Washington McCLURG, Congress, MO (1818-1900)
McCLURG Joseph Washington , a Representative from Missouri; born near Lebanon, St. Louis County, Mo., February 22, 1818; attended Xenia (Ohio) Academy and Oxford (Ohio) College; taught school in…Henry Plant Biography
Henry PlantEntrepreneur, railroad and steamship executiveBorn: October 27, 1819Birthplace: Branford, Conn. Henry Plant grew up in Connecticut. Rather than attend college as his family had…Vicente Martinez Ybor Biography
Vicente Martinez Ybor cigar industry entrepreneur Born: 1818 Birthplace: Valencia, Spain Ybor grew up in…Trending
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