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The University of Rochester traces its origins to The First Baptist Church of Hamilton (New York), which was founded in 1796.The church established the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York, later renamed the Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution, in 1817. [16]
Thomas M. Pettit: class of 1815 and class of 1818 [289] 8th Director of the United States Mint, which term started in March of 1853 and ended when he died in office in April of 1853 Caesar Augustus Rodney : US attorney general 1807–1811 under presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison ; US senator ( Delaware )
O'Hare remained the world's busiest airport until it was eclipsed by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in 1998. O'Hare had four runways in 1955; [35] 8,000 foot (2,400 m) runway 14R/32L opened in 1956 and was extended to 11,600 feet (3,500 m) a few years later, allowing nonstops to Europe. Runway 9R/27L (now 10L/28R) opened in ...
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 [b] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6]
Arthur Jackson, lately Director of Chemistry, Malaya. Hubert David Jordan, Officer in Charge, Rice Research Station, Sierra Leone. Richard Arthur Pearce Leach, Director of Public Works, Southern Cameroons. Michael John Macoun, Commissioner of Police, Uganda. Wkamisese Kapaiwai Tuimacilai Mara, Acting Deputy Secretary for Fijian Affairs, Fiji.
Andrea Crooms, Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). [151] John Brooks, served as a Democratic member of the New York State Senate from the 8th district from 2017 to 2023. Alonzo Short, retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as Director of the Defense Information ...
African American slaves in Georgia, 1850. To best understand African American culture, one must first understand who African Americans are. African Americans are the result of an amalgamation of many different countries, [34] cultures, tribes and religions during the 16th and 17th centuries, [35] broken down, [36] and rebuilt upon shared experiences [37] and blended into one group on the North ...