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22Pliny the Younger — Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo (61/63 ca. 113), better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and natural philosopher of Ancient Rome. Pliny s uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and… …
23Felix Mendelssohn — …
24Vertigo (film) — Infobox Film name = Vertigo image size = 200px caption = original poster by Saul Bass director = Alfred Hitchcock producer = Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited) writer = Boileau Narcejac (novel) Alec Coppel Samuel A. Taylor starring = James Stewart Kim …
25William King (poet) — William King (1663 1712) was an English poet. Born in London, the son of an Ezekiel King, he was related to the family of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon. From Westminster School, where he was a scholar under the care of Dr. Busby, at the age… …
26Judith Martin — For other people of the same name, see Judy Martin (disambiguation). Judith Martin on receipt of the 2005 National Humanities Medal Judith Martin (née Perlman, born September 13, 1938[1]), better known by the pen name Miss Manners, is an American …
27Warren Zevon — Infobox Musical artist Name = Warren Zevon Img capt = Background = solo singer Birth name = Warren William Zevon Alias = Born = birth date|1947|1|24|mf=y Chicago, Illinois Died = death date and age|2003|9|7|1947|1|24 Los Angeles, CaliforniaOrigin …
28Charles Burney — For other people named Charles Burney, see Charles Burney (disambiguation). Charles Burney by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1781 Charles Burney FRS (7 April 1726 – 12 April 1814) was an English music historian and father of authors Frances Burney and… …
29Siege of Vicksburg — As the Union forces approached Vicksburg, Pemberton could put only 18,500 troops in his lines. Grant had over 35,000, with more on the way. However, Pemberton had the advantage of terrain and fortifications that made his defense nearly… …
30Vicksburg Campaign — Lithograph of the Mississippi River Squadron running the Confederate blockade at Vicksburg on April 16, 1863 …
