PICKENS, Francis Wilkinson, (grandson of Andrew Pickens), a Representative from South Carolina; born on a plantation on the Toogoodoo River, St. Paulâs Parish, Colleton District, S.C., April…
Lincoln, Abraham (president of U.S.): Shot April 14, 1865, in Washington, DC, by John Wilkes Booth; died April 15.Seward, William H. (secretary of state): Escaped assassination (though injured)…
(Encyclopedia) Actors Studio, The, organization founded 1947 in New York City by the directors Cheryl Crawford, Elia Kazan, and Robert Lewis to train professional actors. Long directed (1948–82) by…
(Encyclopedia) Frelinghuysen, Frederick TheodoreFrelinghuysen, Frederick Theodorefrēˈlĭnghīˌzən [key], 1817–85, U.S. secretary of state (1881–85), b. Millstone, Somerset co., N.J. He studied law in…
MacataimeshekiakiakSauk leaderBorn: 1768Birthplace: Saukenuk, Ill. In the late 18th century, the Indians of the upper Mississippi Valley witnessed the replacement of the relatively sympathetic…
PETTIS, Shirley Neil, (wife of Jerry Lyle Pettis), a Representative from California; born Shirley Neil McCumber in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, Calif., July 12, 1924; attended the…
WILSON, James, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Carskerdo, near St. Andrews, Scotland, September 14, 1742; attended the Universities of St. Andrews, Glasgow, and Edinburgh; immigrated to…
