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Frances Vinell Jackson is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who has represented the 45th district (including portions of southwestern Cumberland County) since 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A former middle school teacher, adjunct professor, and transit planner from Fayetteville, North Carolina , Jackson unsuccessfully ran ...
Francis Jackson Meriam (sometimes misspelled Merriam) was an American abolitionist, born on November 17, 1837, in Framingham, Massachusetts, and died on November 28, 1865, in New York City. He was named for his grandfather, Francis Jackson, who had been president of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Hinton describes him as "handsome, well-to ...
Francis Scott Key. Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843) [ 3] was an American lawyer, author, and poet from Frederick, Maryland, best known as the author of the text of the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner". [ 4] Key observed the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814 during the War of 1812.
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban,[ a] 1st Lord Verulam, PC ( / ˈbeɪkən /; [ 5] 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. Bacon argued the importance of natural philosophy, guided by scientific method, and his works remained ...
Fanny Jackson Coppin (October 15, 1837 – January 21, 1913) was an American educator, missionary and lifelong advocate for female higher education. One of the first Black alumnae of Oberlin College , she served as principal of the Institute for Colored Youth in Philadelphia and became the first African American school superintendent in the ...
The Big Tall Wish. " The Big Tall Wish " is episode twenty-seven of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone, with an original score by Jerry Goldsmith. It originally aired on April 8, 1960, on CBS. This was one of a few Twilight Zone episodes to feature black actors in lead roles, a rarity for American television of the era.
Francis Beverley Biddle (May 9, 1886 – October 4, 1968) was an American lawyer and judge who was the United States Attorney General during World War II.He also served as the primary American judge during Nuremberg trials following World War II and a United States circuit judge of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Wade and to deliver a new blow to abortion access. In January, the court took the extraordinary step of letting Idaho enforce its ban on abortion with an exception only to prevent the death of a ...