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Volstead, Andrew Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Volstead, Andrew JosephVolstead, Andrew Josephvŏlˈstĕd [key], 1860–1947, American legislator, b. Goodhue co., Minn. A lawyer, he held several local offices in Minnesota before serving…Publishing Timeline
Here are key moments in the history and evolution of publishing. 808 The world's oldest known printed book, The…Thomas Upton SISSON, Congress, MS (1869-1923)
SISSON Thomas Upton , a Representative from Mississippi; born near McCool, Attala County, Miss., September 22, 1869; moved with his father to Choctaw County, Miss.; attended the common schools…Charles Horace UPTON, Congress, VA (1812-1877)
UPTON Charles Horace , a Representative from Virginia; born in Salem, Mass., August 23, 1812; attended the public schools; was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1834; moved to…Robert William UPTON, Congress, NH (1884-1972)
Senate Years of Service: 1953-1954 Party: Republican UPTON Robert William , a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Boston, Mass., February 3, 1884; attended the public schools; graduated from…Mayweather, Floyd, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Mayweather, Floyd, Jr., 1977–, American boxer, b. Grand Rapids, Mich., as Floyd Joy Sinclair. He began boxing at an early age, coached by his father, a welterweight boxer whose name he…Ford, John, American film director
(Encyclopedia) Ford, John, 1895–1973, American film director, b. Cape Elizabeth, Maine, as John Martin Feeney. Ford began directing in 1917 after an apprenticeship with his brother Francis. Over the…Writers
Achebe, Rousseau, Yourcenar, and more A-B | C | D-F | G-H | I-L | M-N | O-P | R-S | T-Z Achebe, Chinua Adams, Henry Addison, Joseph Aesop Agee, James Agnon, S. Y. Alcott,…Bacon, Francis, English painter
(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Francis, 1910–92, English painter, b. Dublin. A self-taught artist, Bacon rejected abstraction in painting to explore a repertoire of strange, fractured, and often bizarre…Maryland
Maryland State Information Capital: Annapolis Official Name: State of Maryland Organized as a Territory: 1632 Entered Union & Rank: April 28, 1788 (7th of the original 13 states) Present…Trending
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