The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... march was a wealthy Massillon , Ohio , quarry owner , Jacob S. Coxey ( 1854-1951 ) , who had bills intro- duced in Congress to initiate a vast road - building program and to grant local governments the right to exchange noninterest ...
... march was a wealthy Massillon , Ohio , quarry owner , Jacob S. Coxey ( 1854-1951 ) , who had bills intro- duced in Congress to initiate a vast road - building program and to grant local governments the right to exchange noninterest ...
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... March 23 , 1908 , in San Antonio , Texas . She was a chorus girl until she was discovered by a major Hollywood studio , and first appeared in films in 1925 , taking the name Joan Crawford . In Our Dancing Daughters ( 1928 ) she rose to ...
... March 23 , 1908 , in San Antonio , Texas . She was a chorus girl until she was discovered by a major Hollywood studio , and first appeared in films in 1925 , taking the name Joan Crawford . In Our Dancing Daughters ( 1928 ) she rose to ...
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... March 27 , 1813 , and at the age of 15 became an apprentice in the lithography shop of William and John Pendleton of Boston , the country's first lithographers of note . In 1834 , Currier founded his own firm , originally located at 1 ...
... March 27 , 1813 , and at the age of 15 became an apprentice in the lithography shop of William and John Pendleton of Boston , the country's first lithographers of note . In 1834 , Currier founded his own firm , originally located at 1 ...
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