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John Moses Browning Biography

John Moses Browninggunsmith, inventorBorn: 1/21/1855Birthplace: Ogden, Utah Raised by Mormon parents, he made his first gun from scrap iron at age 13. He founded the Browning Brothers Company…

Utah Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures

Utah is a diverse U.S. state located in the western part of the country, bordered by Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Wyoming. The state is a magnificent place to visit, with…

Brewer's: Morma

in Pepys's Diary, is Elizabeth, daughter of John Dickens, who died October 22nd, 1662. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MormonMorley A B C D E F G H I…

Brewer's: Morning

The first glass of whisky drunk by Scotch fishermen in salutation to the dawn. Thus one fisherman will say to another. “Hae ye had your morning, Tam?” or “I haena had my morning, yet, Jock…

Thomas Green, 2001 News

proud polygamist, was found guilty on four counts of bigamy and failure to pay child support by a Utah jury in May. A fundamentalist Mormon, Green lives with his five wives and 29 children…

Orrin Hatch

Orrin Hatch became a U.S. senator from Utah in 1977 and held the post for more than four decades. He left office in 2019. Orrin Hatch was born in Pennsylvania and graduated from Brigham Young…

Gordon B. Hinckley Biography

president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsDied: January 27, 2008Best Known as: president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…

Jon Huntsman

Name at birth: Jon Huntsman, Jr.Jon Huntsman is the former governor of Utah who also served as the American ambassador to China from 2009-2011. One of nine children, Jon Huntsman grew up in Palo Alto…

Orgazmo

Director/Writer:Trey ParkerOctober Films; NC-17; 95minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Trey Parker, Dian Bachar, Robyn Lynne Raab, Michael Dean Jacobs, Ron Jeremy, Andrew W. Kemler, David Dunn and Matt…

John J. HARDIN, Congress, IL (1810-1847)

HARDIN John J. , a Representative from Illinois; born in Frankfort, Ky., January 6, 1810; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky.; studied law; was…