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Franklin, William
(Encyclopedia) Franklin, William, c.1730–1813, last royal governor of New Jersey; illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin. He grew up in Philadelphia, served in King George's War, and was (1754–56)…Florida: Persons per square mile, 2000
Source informationBache, Benjamin Franklin
(Encyclopedia) Bache, Benjamin FranklinBache, Benjamin Franklinbāch [key], 1769–98, American journalist, b. Philadelphia; son of Richard Bache and grandson of Benjamin Franklin. In 1790 he founded…Massachusetts: Persons per square mile, 2000
Source informationFranklin County, IN Census Data
Indiana Franklin County, Indiana People QuickFactsFranklin CountyIndianaPopulation, 2005 estimate 23,0856,271,973Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 4.2%3.1%Population,…Brewer's: Ladies' Mile
(The). That part of Hyde Park which is most frequented by ladies on horseback or in carriages. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Ladies' PlateLady of the Rock…Brewer's: Hundred Miles
(A). Not a hundred miles off. An indirect way of saying in this very neighbourhood, or very spot. The phrase is employed when it would be indiscreet or dangerous to refer more directly to…Miles Davis Biography
Miles Davistrumpet player, jazz composerBorn: 5/26/1926Birthplace: Alton, Illinois A prominent jazz trumpeter of the 1950s and '60s who pioneered new styles such as cool jazz, hard bop and…Beatles, The
(Encyclopedia) Beatles, The, English rock music group formed in the late 1950s and disbanded in 1970. The members were John (Winston) Lennon, 1940–80, guitar and harmonica; (James) Paul McCartney,…Wilson, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Benjamin, 1721–88, English portrait painter and electrician who opposed Benjamin Franklin's theory of positive and negative electricity. Instead, Wilson supported Newton's…Trending
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