May 23, 2018 · Jesse Applegate (1811-1888) was an American surveyor, pioneer, and rancher. He is best known for his efforts in the settlement of Oregon, which he helped create as a U.S. territory. Jesse Applegate was born in Kentucky on July 5, 1811, the son of a Revolutionary War soldier. In 1821 the family moved to Missouri, where Applegate grew to thin ...

Jun 11, 2018 · Jesse. Genealogical tree depicting the genealogy of Christ, a common medieval motif. It is usually in the form of a winding trunk of a tree or vine springing out of the recumbent body of the patriarch Jesse, with figures denoting his descendants (as given in the Bible ) standing on the ends of its branches, the Virgin and Child forming the ...

Jun 11, 2018 · KNOTTS, Don 1924–2006 PERSONAL. Original name, Jesse Donald Knotts; born July 21, 1924, in Morgantown, WV; son of William Jesse and Elsie (maiden name, Moore) Knotts; died February 24, 2006, in Beverly Hills, CA; married Kathryn "Kay" Metz, December 27, 1947 (divorced, c. 1964 or 1969); married Loralee Czuchna, October 12, 1974 (divorced, 1983); …

Jesse Ventura's role alongside action star Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1987 science-fiction blockbuster, Predator, cemented Ventura's career as a Hollywood film actor. The film features Ventura as Blain, a member of Schwarzenegger's commando unit sent to a Central American jungle to take out a gun-running gang.

May 18, 2018 · American track star Jesse Owens (1913-1980) became the hero of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, as his series of victories scored a moral victory for black athletes. James Cleveland Owens was born in Oakville, Alabama, on …

The Reverend Jesse Jackson was born Jesse Burns in Greenville, South Carolina. He was raised as a Baptist. His mother, Helen Burns, was a domestic and beautician, while his father, Noah Robinson, was a married neighbor. Two years after Jesse was born, his mother married Charles Jackson, who adopted her son in 1957.

Cole Younger (Thomas Coleman Younger), 1844–1916, American outlaw, b. Jackson co., Mo. After the Civil War he joined the outlaw band of Jesse James, with whom he had served as a Confederate guerrilla under William C. Quantrill.

Mar 12, 2018 · D Generation. Punk band. For the Record …. Selected discography. Sources. When D Generation formed in 1991, the band ’ s members may not have had any idea what it was they were getting themselves into.

May 18, 2018 · Jesse Jackson enthusiastically recounted the events of Robinson's life and delivered the eulogy to a crowd that cheered more as though it was celebrating a ninth-inning home run than a funeral. According to the Boston Globe, Jackson said, "When Jackie took the field, something within us reminded us of our birthright to be free.

Manumission. Manumission is defined as the formal process by which a slave owner can give his slaves their legal freedom.