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Handy, W. C.
(Encyclopedia) Handy, W. C. (William Christopher Handy), 1873–1958, American songwriter and band leader, b. Florence, Ala. Largely self-taught, Handy began his career as a cornet player in a minstrel…Progressive Conservative party
(Encyclopedia) Progressive Conservative party, former Canadian political party, formed in 1942 by the merger of the Progressive and Conservative parties. Beginning with the first Canadian prime…Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
(Encyclopedia) Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria, 1989- , American political activist and member of Congress, b. Bronx, N.Y., Boston College (B.A., 2011).…Mitchum, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Mitchum, Robert (Robert Charles Duran Mitchum), 1917–97, American film actor, b. Bridgeport, Conn. He found extra work and bit parts in early 1940s movies, and first achieved wide…Alsop, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Alsop, JosephAlsop, Josephôlˈsəp [key], 1910–89, and Alsop, Stewart, 1914–74, American political journalists, b. Avon, Conn. Joseph joined (1932) the New York Herald Tribune as a staff…boneset
(Encyclopedia) bonesetbonesetbōnˈsĕt [key] or thoroughwortthoroughwortthûrˈəwûrtˌ, –wôrtˌ [key], perennial North American herb (Eupatorium perfoliatum) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), having…Joe STARNES, Congress, AL (1895-1962)
STARNES Joe , a Representative from Alabama; born in Guntersville, Marshall County, Ala., March 31, 1895; attended the public schools; taught school in Marshall County, Ala., 1912-1917; during…Joe MANCHIN, III, Congress, WV (1947)
Senate Years of Service: 2010- Party: Democratic MANCHIN Joe, III , a Senator from West Virginia; born August 24, 1947, in Farmington, Marion County, West Virginia; graduated Farmington High School…Joe SKUBITZ, Congress, KS (1906-2000)
SKUBITZ Joe , a Representative from Kansas; born in Frontenac, Crawford County, Kans., May 6, 1906; attended grade school in Ringo, Kans., and high schools in Girard and Frontenac, Kans.; Kansas…Joe Linus BARTON, Congress, TX (1949)
BARTON Joe Linus , a Representative from Texas; born in Waco, McLennan County, Tex., September 15, 1949; graduated from Waco High School, Waco, Tex., 1968; B.A., Texas A&M University, College…Trending
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