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John Wayne
John Wayne 1907-79, American movie actor, b. Winterset, Iowa, as Marion Michael Morrison. An enduringly popular movie star from his debut in 1930, Wayne combined the toughness necessary to play westerners and soldiers with an appealing amiability. He collaborated with John Ford , who discovered hi...
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Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne city (1990 pop. 173,072), seat of Allen co., NE Ind., where the St. Joseph and St. Marys rivers join to form the Maumee River; inc. 1840. It is the second largest city in the state, a major railroad and shipping point, a wholesale and distribution hub, and a manufacturing center, with la...
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John Armstrong
John Armstrong 1758-1843, American army officer, U.S. Secretary of War (1813-14), b. Carlisle, Pa.; son of John Armstrong, "hero of Kittanning." In the American Revolution he was on the staff of Horatio Gates. In 1783, Armstrong wrote the "Newburgh Addresses," or "Newburgh Letters" ; the...
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John Chapman
John Chapman 1774-1845, American pioneer, more familiarly known as Johnny Appleseed, b. Massachusetts. From Pennsylvania—where he had sold or given saplings and apple seeds to families migrating westward—he traveled c.1800 to present-day Ohio, sowing apple seeds as he went. For over 40 ...
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James Gilpatrick Blunt
James Gilpatrick Blunt 1826-81, American physician and Union general in the Civil War, b. Hancock co., Maine. He practiced medicine in Ohio and later in Kansas, where he became associated with John Brown in antislavery activity. Blunt served in the Union forces throughout the war and was made a bri...
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Royal Ballet
Royal Ballet the principal British ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden , London. It is noted for lavish dramatic productions, a superbly disciplined corps de ballet, and brilliant performances from its principals. Granted a royal charter in 1956, the company was formed fr...
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George Washington Julian
George Washington Julian , 1817-99, American abolitionist, U.S. Representative from Indiana (1849-51, 1861-71), b. Wayne co., Ind. Elected to the Indiana legislature as a Whig in 1845, he later became prominent in the Free-Soil party and in 1849 was sent to Congress by a coalition of Free-Soilers an...
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Bruce Nauman
Bruce Nauman , 1941-, American artist, b. Fort Wayne, Ind.; studied Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison (B.A., 1964), Univ. of California, Davis (M.F.A., 1966). One of the most innovative and influential contemporary American artists, he has worked in many media, including sculpture (fiberglass, neon, rubbe...
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Supreme Court Justices
Supreme Court Justices
Supreme Court Justices (including dates on bench)
Chief Justices
John Jay
1789-95
John Rutledge
1795
Oliver Ellsworth
1796-1800
John Marshall
1801-35
R...
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William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison 1773-1841, 9th President of the United States (Mar. 4-Apr. 4, 1841), b. "Berkeley," Charles City co., Va.; son of Benjamin Harrison (1726?-1791) and grandfather of Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901).
Military and Political Careers
Harrison attended Hampden-Sydney...
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