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Peggy Lipton
Name at birth: Margaret Ann LiptonPeggy Lipton is the actress who starred as Julie Barnes in The Mod Squad, a popular TV drama that ran from 1968-73. As Barnes, she was one of a trio of young…Winder Russell HARRIS, Congress, VA (1888-1973)
HARRIS Winder Russell , a Representative from Virginia; born in Wake County (now a part of Raleigh), N.C., December 3, 1888; attended the public schools and St. Mary's College (now Belmont Abbey…The Early Congresses
At the urging of Massachusetts and Virginia, the First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia on Sept. 5, 1774, and was attended by representatives of all the colonies except Georgia.…William COCKE, Congress, TN (1748-1828)
Senate Years of Service: 1796-1797; 1799-1805 Party: Democratic Republican; Democratic Republican COCKE William , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Amelia County, Va., in 1748; pursued preparatory…Henry Hamilton Biography
Henry Hamilton British officer and governorBorn: 1734?Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Hamilton was the son of Henry Hamilton, member of the British Parliament for Donegal, County Cork, Ireland.…For Common Things: Irony, Trust, and Commitment In America Today
Author: Jedediah Purdy Publisher: Knopf “Americans who came of age after 1974,” writes Jedediah Purdy, “have never seen the government undertake a large-scale project other than highway…The South
Source: The U.S. Department of State The South is perhaps the most distinctive and colorful American region. The American Civil War (1861-65) devastated the South socially and economically.…Walt Whitman: O Magnet-South
O Magnet-SouthO magnet-south! O glistening perfumed South! my South! O quick mettle, rich blood, impulse and love! good and evil! O all dear to me! O dear to me my birth-things—all moving…Virginia
Virginia State Information Capital: Richmond Official Name: The Commonwealth of Virginia Organized as a territory: Virginia was organized as a territory on July 13, 1787. Entered Union (rank):…The True George Washington: Enemies: Edmund Randolph
Edmund RandolphA third Virginian who was almost as closely associated was Edmund Randolph. There had been a friendship with his father, until he turned Tory and went to England, when,…Trending
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