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Albert Arnold Gore Jr
Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. 1948-, vice president of the United States (1993-2001), b. Washington, D.C., grad. Harvard, 1969. After serving in the army in Vietnam and working as a reporter, he was elected (1976) to the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee as a Democrat. In the Senate... Read more |
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Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney (Richard Bruce Cheney) , 1941-, vice president of the United States (2001-), b. Lincoln, Nebr. His family moved to Casper, Wyo., when he was 13, and he attended the Univ. of Wyoming (B.A., 1965; M.A., 1966) and the Univ. of Wisconsin. A conservative Republican, he served (1970-73) in... Read more |
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Lynne V. Cheney
CHENEY, Lynne V. 1941- Personal Born August 14, 1941, in Casper, WY; daughter of Wayne E. (an engineer) and Edna (a deputy sheriff; maiden name, Lybyer) Vincent; married Richard Bruce Cheney (a politician), August 29, 1964; children: Elizabeth, Mary. Education: Colorado College, B.A., 1963;... Read more |
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Amy Marcy Beach
Amy Beach The best known woman composer of her time period and the first in the United States, Amy Beach (1867-1944) did not just create small pieces, but large orchestral works, and other complex compositions were part of her repertoire. She was the first American woman to write a symphony, and... Read more |
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John Forbes Kerry
John Forbes Kerry 1943-, U.S. politician, b. Denver, grad. Yale, 1966, Boston College law school, 1976. A decorated navy veteran who served two tours in Vietnam after graduating from Yale, Kerry won national notice as an outspoken opponent of the war when he returned stateside. Entering politics in... Read more |
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Middleton
Middleton, a very common name, usually ‘middle farmstead or estate’, OE middel + tūn; examples include: Middleton Norfolk. Mideltuna 1086 (DB). Middleton Rochdl. Middelton 1194. Middleton Cheney Northants. Mideltone 1086 (DB), Middleton Cheyndut 1342. Manorial affix from the de... Read more |
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Horace Bushnell
Horace Bushnell , 1802-76, American Congregational minister, b. Bantam, Conn. Bushnell became (1833) pastor of the North Church, Hartford, Conn. He wrote Christian Nurture (1847) and God in Christ (1849). Because of certain views of the Trinity allegedly expressed in the latter, unsuccessful... Read more |
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Isadora Duncan
Isadora Duncan , 1878-1927, American dancer, b. San Francisco. She had little success in the United States when she first created dances based on Greek classical art. But in Budapest (1903), Berlin (1904), and later in London and New York City (1908), she triumphed. An innovator, pioneer, and... Read more |
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De Witt Clinton
De Witt Clinton , 1769-1828, American statesman, b. New Windsor, N.Y.; son of James Clinton . He was admitted (1790) to the New York bar but soon became secretary to his uncle, George Clinton , first governor of the state, and in that position (1790-95) gained political experience and influence at... Read more |
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