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Albany, Robert Stuart, 1st duke of
(Encyclopedia) Albany, Robert Stuart or Stewart, 1st duke of: see Stuart, Robert, 1st duke of Albany.Robert Graves: To Robert Nichols
To Robert Nichols(From Frise on the Somme in February, 1917, in answer to a letter saying: "I am just finishing my 'Faun's Holiday.' I wish you were here to feed him with cherries.") Here by…The Declaration of Independence
On April 12, 1776, the legislature of North Carolina authorized its delegates to the Continental Congress to join with others in a declaration of separation from Great Britain; the first…Biographies: Notable Philanthropists
Notable Philanthropists Andrew Carnegie See also Activists and Reformers People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Charitable Contributions by Type of…Enrico Fermi Award
The $100,000 award is given in recognition of scientific and technical achievement in atomic energy. Awarded by the president, it is the U.S. government's oldest science and technology award…Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman is still famous for the role he played in 1967: Benjamin Braddock, the confused young man in The Graduate (opposite Anne Bancroft). Since that smashing start he has developed a…Ben Kingsley
Name at birth: Krishna BhanjiOne of England's most respected stage actors, Ben Kingsley became internationally famous after his Oscar-winning performance as Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi in Richard…Bresson, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Bresson, RobertBresson, Robertrôbĕrˈ brĕsôNˈ [key], 1901–99, French film director and scriptwriter, b. Bromont-Lamottie, France. Bresson's films tend to be austere, unadorned, and…Coleman, William Thaddeus, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Coleman, William Thaddeus, Jr., 1920–2017, African-American lawyer and U.S. cabinet official, b. Philadelphia, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1941, Harvard Law School, 1946. He clerked…Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte
(Encyclopedia) Lamar, Mirabeau BuonaparteLamar, Mirabeau Buonapartemĭrˈəbōˌ bōˈnəpärtˌ [key], 1798–1859, president of the Texas republic (1838–41), b. Warren co., Ga. He went to Texas (1835), joined…Trending
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