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John Dryden
John Dryden was born on August 9, 1631 in the Vicarage of Aldwinkle All Saints in Northamptonshire, England (DISCovering Authors 1). He was a cute, young boy who was described as "short, stout, and red-faced" (Britannica 8). His father was a countryman, and both his parents were very fond of
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John Edwards
Democrat, John Edwards was born in Seneca, South Carolina in 1953. He was raised by his parents Wallace and Bobby Edwards in Robbins, North Carolina. John learned the values of hard work working alongside his father at the mill, and he developed a strong belief that all Americans deserve an
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John Elway
Introductory Speech: My name is Devin John Ray. I was born on July 23rd, 1983 at Parkview hospital in Pueblo, CO. My mother's name in Debby Lynn Ray. My father's name is Bobby Joe Ray Jr. Mom was born on November 17th, 1964. Dad was born on June 19th, 1959.
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John F. Kenedy
"JFK" redirects here. For other uses of "JFK", see JFK (disambiguation). For other persons named "John Kennedy", see John Kennedy (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy John F. Kennedy 35th President of the United States In office January 20, 1961 Ð'- November 22, 1963 Vice President(s) Lyndon B. Johnson Preceded by Dwight
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John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917, the second oldest in a family of nine children. His great grandparents had come to the United States from Ireland in the mid-1800s after a food shortage caused severe poverty in that country. Although their families had not
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John F. Kennedy
On November 22, 1963, while being driven through the streets of Dallas, Texas, in his open car, President John F. Kennedy was shot dead, apparently by the lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald. The world had not only lost a common man, but a great leader of men. From his
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John F. Kennedy
Hamner 1 Kelsea Hamner Mrs. Herron English 11 Honors 19 April 2005John F. Kennedy Though John F. Kennedy was only president for a short time, he inspired American patriotism and united a nation behind a common goal for peace. Kennedy was an influential man and a great leader. His faith
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John F. Kennedy
Among his many honors as President of the United States of America, John Fitzgerald Kennedy remains the youngest man ever elected to the office of Chief Executive, and the youngest man to die while still fulfilling his duties. Serving as America's President, John F. Kennedy held his office for 1000
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John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy was born on May 29th, 1917 in Brooklyn, Massachusetts. He was married to Jacqueline Bouvier. They had three children, Caroline, John Jr. and Patrick. JFK was elected to replace Dwight Eisenhower in 1960, barely beating Richard Nixon. John F. Kennedy had many good
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John F. Kennedy Jr.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He was the youngest president ever to be elected, the first Roman Catholic president, and the first president to be born in the 20th century. Although, he didn't get the chance to live out his term and possible another
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in the Boston suburb of Brookline. Kennedy was the son of Joseph P. Kennedy a formerambassador to Great Britain. Kennedy was much like his father, possessing a delightful sense of humor, a strong family loyalty, a concern for the state of
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 35th president of the United States, the youngest person ever to be elected president. He was also the first Roman Catholic president and the first president to be born in the 20th century. Kennedy was assassinated before he completed his third year as president. Therefore his
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy 35th president of the United States, the youngest person ever to be elected president. He was also the first Roman Catholic president and the first president to be born in the 20th century. Kennedy was assassinated before he completed his third year as president.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. He served from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. A member of the politically prominent Irish-American Kennedy family, he is considered
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
1. Life of John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1.1. Youth and Family Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts and is the son of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald. Years later, it would be revealed that Kennedy had been diagnosed as a young man with Addison's Disease, a rare endocrine disorder. This
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th president of the United States. He served from January 20, 1961, the date of his inauguration, until November 22, 1963, the date of his
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He was the youngest president ever to be elected, the first Roman Catholic president, and the first president to be born in the 20th century. Although, he didn't get the chance to live out his term and possible another
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was one of the most influential people in history. Many people adored him because of his intelligence and his way with people. On November 22, 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was riding in Texas, in his car, when he was shot dead by Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy was
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was one of the most influential people in history. Many people adored him because of his intelligence and his way with people. On November 22, 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was riding in Texas, in his car, when he was shot dead by Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy was
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John Francis Welch
John Francis Welch, Junior was born on November 19, 1935 in Peabody, Massachusetts. He received his B.S degree in chemical engineering from the University of Massachusetts in 1957 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois in 1960. Explaining his choice of subject, Welch
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John Gardner
John W. Gardner Introduction John W. Gardner born 1912, had a varied and productive career as an educator, public official, and political reformer. Gardner's belief in society's potential was his guiding force, but he was wary of the dangers of complacency and inaction. Perhaps best known as the founder of
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John Grisham
Dear Yearbook committee, I received your invitation to the class reunion of the UM graduating class of 1981. I am overjoyed to see you all again, and I also accept your invitation to speak at the opening ceremony. As per your request of an autobiography, I wrote a short synopsis
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John H
was the founder of the Johnson Publishing Company, an international media and cosmetics empire headquartered in Chicago, Illinois that includes Ebony, and Jet magazines, Fashion Fair Cosmetics and EBONY Fashion Fair. Johnson was the first black person to appear on the Forbes 400 Rich List, and had a fortune estimated
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John Kemeny: Mathematician
JOHN KEMENY: MATHEMATICIAN John Kemeny was born on May 13, 1926, in Budapest Hungary. He attended primary school in Budapest. He came from a Jewish family and in 1940, due to the Holocaust, Kemeny's father moved the family to the U.S. Kemeny's family moved to New York, and John
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John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith The Canadian-born, Berkeley-trained John Kenneth Galbraith has been considered by many as the "Last American Institutionalist". As a result, Galbraith has remained something of a renegade in modern economics - and his work has been nothing if not provocative. In the 1950s, he presented economics with
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John Lennon
Imagine yourself being born in into a dysfunctional family, your father leaves your mother and she decides she can't take care of a child on her own, so she hands you over to her sister, your aunt. Once a teen your mother seeks you out and you become best
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John Lennon
John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England on October 9, 1940. He lived with his parents, Alfred and Julia Lennon, until Alfred walked out on the family in 1945 when John was five years old. Julia decided that she wasn't able to take care of John so she gave him
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John Lennon
As most musicans do, John had a very problematic early childhood. He was born on October 9th 1940, during one of the most horrific bomb raids of Liverpool. In fact, the raid was so bad, that baby John was put under a table to protect him, and his Aunt Mimi
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John Lennon
Lennon Thousands of singing fans and followers gather outside of an apartment late one December night in 1980. They are not celebrating, or trying to catch a glimpse of their idol. Instead, they are mourning him. John Lennon, one of the fab four; was shot and killed on December eighth.
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John Lennon "imagine"
Imagine a world without violence; a world without suffering; a world without hate. These words streamed through John Lennon’s mind as he sat at his plain, brown, Steinway upright piano composing his most influential song, “Imagine”. This same piano was bought by George Micheal years after Lennon’s assassination. Since the
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