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Hace 4 días · Edgar Allan Poe and his first cousin, Virginia Clemm (1822–1847) [33] John J. Pettus (1813–1867), 23rd Governor of Mississippi, and his first cousin, Permelia Virginia Winston. Peter A. Porter (1827–1864), lawyer, politician and a Union Army colonel, and his first cousin, Mary Cabell Breckinridge.
Hace 4 días · John the Apostle (Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης; Latin: Ioannes c. 6 AD – c. 100 AD; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ;), also known as Saint John the Beloved and, in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Saint John the Theologian, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament.
Hace 2 días · Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine. John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was the king of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the French ...
Hace 3 días · Anti-Catholic prejudice was still very much in the mainstream of American life when JFK decided to seek the presidency in 1960. JFK established an informal network of advisers on the religious issue—including speechwriter Ted Sorensen, Dean Francis Bowes Sayre Jr. of the National Cathedral and several journalists. It was clear from the outset that Kennedy had to enter the state primaries to ...
Hace 5 días · Paraguay, landlocked country in south-central South America. Paraguay’s recent history has been characterized by turbulence and authoritarian rule. It was involved in two of the three major wars on the continent—the War of the Triple Alliance (1864/65–70), against Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, and the Chaco War (1932–35), against Bolivia.
Hace 5 días · John Cadbury’s concern for the welfare of workers continued through many generations of his family. His son George ploughed the profits of the firm into pension reform and, as a pacifist, opposition to the Boer War. Quakers, also known as Friends, fervently believe in pacifism – non-violent solutions to the world’s problems.
Hace 3 días · Subtitle: "A Family Newspaper--Devoted to Religious and General Intelligence." Motto: "By pureness, by knowledge-by love unfeigned.-. St. Paul." Purchased by the Calvinistic Bible Association in 1849, being a Baptist publication until a shift to a secular editor in 1860 with a title change to "New Brunswick Baptist and Christian Visitor."
