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Marshall. 1 City (1990 pop. 12,711), seat of Saline co., N central Mo.; inc. 1839. In a large farm area, it is a processing center for grain, eggs, meat, and dairy products. Marshall is the seat of Missouri Valley College. George Caleb Bingham Bingham, George Caleb, 1811–79, American genre painter and politician, b. Augusta co., Va. His family moved (1819) to Missouri, which was the site of most of Bingham's activities. In 1837 he studied for a short time at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 2 City (1990 pop. 23,682), seat of Harrison co., E Tex., in a pine-covered hill and lake area; inc. 1844. Live-oak-shaded streets and mansions recall the plantation past of the city, which manufactures stoneware pottery, ceramic tiles, and chemicals. It is the seat of East Texas Baptist Univ. and Wiley College, the first historically African-American college west of the Mississippi (founded 1873). Marshall 1. 1842--1924, English economist, author of Principles of Economics (1890) 2. George Catlett. 1880--1959, US general and statesman. He was chief of staff of the US army (1939--45) and, as secretary of state (1947-- 49), he proposed the Marshall Plan (1947), later called the European Recovery Programme: Nobel peace prize 1953 3. John. 1755--1835, US jurist and statesman. As chief justice of the Supreme Court (1801--35), he established the principles of US constitutional law 4. Sir John Ross. 1912--88, New Zealand politician; prime minister (1972) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The importance of George Marshall to modern America often goes unrecognized: not so in SOLDIER STATESMAN PEACEMAKER, which reviews not just his accomplishments and career, but how he achieved his goals. This year Woo-Ping and his team shared the award with George Marshall Ruge, who choreographed the swashbuckling sequences in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The splendidly creative American statesmanship in the wake of World War II was similarly imbued with a solemn awareness of transcendent purpose; even Americans understood that George Marshall was a great man. |
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