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Stevens
Stevens family of U.S. inventors. John Stevens, 1749-1838, b. New York City, was graduated from King's College (now Columbia Univ.) in 1768. He studied law (1768-71) and soon joined his father, a wealthy landowner and merchant, in New Jersey politics. During the American Revolution he served as... Read more |
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Battle of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS, BATTLE OF (8 January 1815). The United States declared war on Great Britain in June 1812, but the contest did not threaten Louisiana until 1814, when Napoleon Bonaparte's abdication freed England to concentrate on the American war. In the autumn of... Read more |
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Elizabeth Hawes
HAWES, Elizabeth American designer Born: Ridgewood, New Jersey, 16 December 1903. Education: Studied at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1921-25. Family: Married Ralph Jester in 1930 (divorced, 1934); married Joseph Losey in 1937 (divorced, 1944), son: Gavrik Losey. Career: Worked in... Read more |
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Joachim Murat
Joachim Murat , 1767-1815, marshal of France, king of Naples (1808-15). He left his theological studies to enter the army and fought in Egypt under Napoleon, whom he helped (1799) in the coup of 18 Brumaire. Having married (1800) Napoleon's sister Caroline Bonaparte , he was made grand duke of Berg... Read more |
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn , borough of New York City (1990 pop. 2,300,664), 71 sq mi (184 sq km), coextensive with Kings co., SE N.Y., at the western extremity of Long Island ; an independent city from 1834, it became a New York borough in 1898. Brooklyn has the largest population of the city's five boroughs. Among... Read more |
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Deems Taylor
Deems Taylor (Joseph Deems Taylor), 1885-1966, American composer and music critic, b. New York City, grad. New York Univ., 1906. After other journalistic posts he was music critic (1921-25) of the New York World and editor (1927-29) of the magazine Musical America. In 1933 he was appointed... Read more |
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GreenPoint Financial Corp
GreenPoint Financial Corp. 90 Park AvenueNew York, New York 10016U.S.A.(212)834-1000Fax: (212) 834-1711Web site: http://www.greenpoint.com Public CompanyIncorporated : 1868 as The Green Point Savings BankEmployees : 1,739Sales : $1.06 billion (1998)Stock Exchanges : New YorkTicker Symbol :... Read more |
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James Lenox
James Lenox , 1800-1880, American bibliophile and philanthropist, b. New York City. Lenox was a founder of the Presbyterian Hospital, New York City. He amassed a fine collection of paintings and books that, as the Lenox Library, became part of the New York Public Library in 1895 and in 1913 was... Read more |
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Lewis Morris
Lewis Morris Lewis Morris (1671-1746) was an American colonial official. Chief justice of New York, he later became royal governor of New Jersey. The son of a Barbadian merchant, Lewis Morris was born on Oct. 15, 1671, on the 500-acre estate his father and uncle had purchased in New York.... Read more |
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MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY NAMES 2007 DISTINGUISHED TEACHER OF THE YEAR
...archaeology, Native Americans, and New Jersey...New Jersey's Past: Historical...University's annual archaeological...Thomas Edison's Menlo Park laboratory...palatial home of Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon...brother, at ... |
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DR. VEIT, DR. SCHINDLER, ARCHAEOLOGY STUDENTS DISCOVER ARTIFACTS IN BORDENTOWN
...location is Point Breeze, or rather...was home to Joseph Bonaparte, the older...emperor Napoleon Bonaparte who was defeated...with him. Joseph Bonaparte...County library's online ... |
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New tour of falls is quite the walk
...Prospect Point, Terrapin...that's the Native American name for Niagara...feeling the breeze and the mist...the area's hoteliers...aristocrats Joseph Alston and...of the U.S. -- who...rumored Jerome ... |