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Joel CRAWFORD, Congress, GA (1783-1858)

CRAWFORD Joel , a Representative from Georgia; born in Columbia County, Ga., June 15, 1783; completed preparatory studies; studied law at the Litchfield Law School; was admitted to the bar and…

William CRAWFORD, Congress, PA (1760-1823)

CRAWFORD William , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Paisley, Scotland, in 1760; received a liberal schooling; studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, and in 1781 received his…

John Crawford CHANEY, Congress, IN (1853-1940)

CHANEY John Crawford , a Representative from Indiana; born near New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio, February 1, 1853; in 1854 moved to Lafayette Township, Allen County, Ind., with his parents,…

Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach was an American pianist, composer and songwriter whose work in the decade of the 1960s included hit songs such as “Walk On By,” “The Look of Love” and “Do You Know the Way to San Jose…

Lovelace, Ada

(Encyclopedia) Lovelace, Ada (Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess of Lovelace), 1815–1852, English mathematician, b. London as Augusta Ada Byron. The daughter of the poet Lord Byron and Anne Isabella…

Truth, Sojourner

(Encyclopedia) Truth, Sojourner, c.1797–1883, American abolitionist, a freed slave, originally called Isabella, b. Ulster co., N.Y. Convinced that she…

Torquemada, Tomás de

(Encyclopedia) Torquemada, Tomás deTorquemada, Tomás detōmäsˈ [key]Torquemada, Tomás de dā tôrkāmäˈᵺä [key], 1420–98, Spanish churchman and inquisitor. A Dominican, he became confessor to Ferdinand…

Group Theatre

(Encyclopedia) Group Theatre, organization formed in New York City in 1931 by Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford, and Lee Strasberg. Its founders, who had worked earlier with the Provincetown Players,…

Most Popular Baby Names by State, 2010

The following table lists the most popular baby names for boys and girls in the United States according to each state in 2010. /**/ StateGirl's NameBoy's…