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Robert, Henry Martyn

(Encyclopedia) Robert, Henry Martyn, 1837–1923, American military engineer, b. Robertville, S.C., grad. West Point, 1857. He is best known as the author of a book on parliamentary law, Pocket Manual…

Stephenson, George

(Encyclopedia) Stephenson, George, 1781–1848, British engineer, noted as a locomotive builder. He learned to read and write in night school at the age of 18, while working in a colliery. He…

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Jovita IdarSamuel Elmer ImesTopa IncaIshiDaniel “Chappie” James, Jr.Mae C. JemisonGish Jen Thomas L. JenningsFrederick McKinley JonesBarbara Charline JordanPercy Lavon JulianJohanna July…

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans.

(Encyclopedia) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954. Linda Brown was denied admission to her local elementary school in Topeka because she was…

Stamp Act

(Encyclopedia) Stamp Act, 1765, revenue law passed by the British Parliament during the ministry of George Grenville. The first direct tax to be levied on the American colonies, it required that all…

Women's Suffrage: Index

by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler Chronological Record of the Wi...IndexAbbott, Rev. Lyman, 126Abolitionists. See Anti-SlaveryAcklen, Col. Joseph H., 424Acts of…

Wodrow, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Wodrow, RobertWodrow, Robertw&oobreve;dˈrō [key], 1679–1734, Scottish ecclesiastical historian. His principal work is The History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland from…

Warren County, New York Census Data

New york Warren County, New York People QuickFactsWarren CountyNew YorkPopulation, 2005 estimate 65,54819,254,630Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 3.5%1.5%Population,…

Berkley Warren BEDELL, Congress, IA (1921)

BEDELL Berkley Warren , a Representative from Iowa; born in Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa, March 5, 1921; educated in Spirit Lake public schools; graduated, Spirit Lake High School, Spirit…