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Selected Activists and Reformers Sojourner Truth See also Martin Luther King, Jr., Biography Martin Luther King, Jr., Timeline African-American Religious Leaders Civil Rights…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: F
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The 1950 Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1951 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Calif.Best Motion PictureAll About Eve (Twentieth Century-Fox)Born Yesterday (Columbia)Father of…Elgin, James Bruce, 8th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Elgin, James Bruce, 8th earl ofElgin, James Bruce, 8th earl ofĕlˈgĭn [key], 1811–63, British statesman, son of the 7th earl. He served as governor of Jamaica (1842–46) and in 1847 was…Peterborough, Charles Mordaunt, 3d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Peterborough, Charles Mordaunt, 3d earl of, 1658–1735, English general and diplomat. He supported the Glorious Revolution of 1688, and William III made him a privy councillor, first…Pritchett, V. S.
(Encyclopedia) Pritchett, V. S. (Victor Sawdon Pritchett)Pritchett, V. S.prĭchˈĭt [key], 1900–1997, British writer, b. Ipswich. Largely self-educated, he was a distinguished and prolific man of…Montcalm, Louis Joseph de
(Encyclopedia) Montcalm, Louis Joseph deMontcalm, Louis Joseph demŏntkämˈ, Fr. lwē zhôzĕfˈ də môNkälmˈ [key], 1712–59, French general. His name in fuller form was Louis Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon,…1800–1899 <span class="small" >(A.D.)</span> World History
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(Encyclopedia) Hugo, Victor Marie, VicomteHugo, Victor Marie, Vicomtehy&oomacr;ˈgō, Fr. vēktôrˈ märēˈ vēkôNtˈ ügōˈ [key], 1802–85, French poet, dramatist, and novelist, b. Besançon. His father…Trending
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