Andrew Pickens was an American soldier and politician. He was born in 1739 and died in 1817. He served in the Cherokee War in 1761. In 1779 he defeated the British under ColonelBoyd at Kettle Creek and was active at the Battle of Stono. He commanded the militia at Cowpens, captured Augusta and led the Carolina militia at Eutaw Springs. He served in the South Carolina legislature from 1783 to 1794, and was a US Congressman from 1793 to 1795. He was again in the South Carolina Legislature from 1801 to 1813. He negotiated numerous treaties with the Southern Indians. Research Andrew Pickens
Sir Archibald Campbell was a British soldier. He was born in 1739 and died in 1791. He went to Boston, USA as a lieutenant-colonel in 1775, and in 1778 led an expedition in 1778 against Savannah which he took; and took Augusta, Georgia, in January, 1779. He was afterward Governor of Jamaica. Research Archibald Campbell
Helena is the name of several saints, of whom the chief was the mother of the Emperor Constantine the Great, a woman of humble origin, and a native either of Bithynia or of Britain. She became the wife of Constantius Chlorus, who, however, was compelled to repudiate her when made Cassar by Diocletian in 292 AD. At the same time he made her son his sole heir, and Constantine, on his accession, took her to reside with him at the palace, and gave her the title of Augusta. She did much for the advancement of religion, and is said to have discovered the true cross, in honour of which she founded the church of the holy sepulchre at Jerusalem. She died shortly after at the age of eighty, in 328 or 326 AD. Research Helena
James Gillespie Blaine was an American statesman. He was born in 1830 and died in 1893. He entered Washington College, Pennsylvania, at the age of thirteen, graduated in 1847, studied law, acted as a teacher, and then having gone to Augusta, Maine, was for several years newspaper editor. He was sent to Congress by Maine as a republican in 1862, and was repeatedly re-elected. Soon becoming prominent he was several times speaker of the House of Representatives. In 1876 he entered the Senate, and the same year he was second in his candidature for presidential nomination by the republican national convention; he was also unsuccessful in his candidature in 1880; but in 1884 he was nominated by a large majority, though the presidency went to Mr. Cleveland. In 1888 though again a candidate for nomination he was defeated. In 1884 appeared the first volume of his Twenty Years of Congress, a work which has had a very favourable reception. He was an advocate for protectionism as against free trade. Research James Blaine
Leopold, Duke of Albany, was an English prince. He was born in 1853 at Buckingham Palace and died in 1884. The youngest son of Queen Victoria, he was educated at Oxford and made a privy councillor in 1874 and duke of Albany in 1882. He married Helen Frederica Augusta, princess of Waldeck-Pyrmont by whom he had a son (Leopold Charles, who famously fought against Britain with the Germans during the Great War) and a daughter. Research Leopold
Nathanael Greene was an American general. He was born in 1742 at Warwick, Rhode Island and died in 1786. He served in the Rhode Island Assembly in 1770. He joined a military company in 1774 and was commissioned brigadier-general in 1775. He was active in the engagement at Dorchester Heights, and was made major-general in 1776. He fought at Trenton and at Princeton and saved the American forces from defeat at Brandywine by a rapid march and skilful management. He commanded the left wing at Germantown, skilfully covering the retreat, and in 1778 was appointed quartermaster-general while retaining his rank in the field. He presided at the trial of Major Andre. In 1780 he succeeded Gates in command of the Southern forces. One of his detachments, under General .Morgan, having gained a decisive victory at Cowpens, Nathanael Greene joined him with reinforcements and attacked Charles Cornwallis at Guilford Court House. He then began a brilliant campaign in South Carolina, engaging LordRawdon at Camden, capturing Forts Watson, Motte and Granby, regaining Orangeburg, Augusta and Fort Ninety-six, and winning a decisive victory at Eutaw Springs. Soon afterward a detachment under General Wayne took possession of Savannah and Nathanael Greene occupied Charleston. He disbanded his troops in 1783. By his skill in military manoeuvres he proved himself one of the most brilliant generals of that period, second only to George Washington, among those of the American War Of Independence. Research Nathanael Greene
Willa Mae Buckner ('The Snake Lady') was an American blues singer and entertainer. She was born in 1922 at Augusta, Georgia and died in 2000. As well as a blues singer, she worked cabaret doing fire eating, a snake act and exotic dancing covered in gold paint. Research Willa Mae Buckner More information about Willa Mae Buckner
Larry Fishburne (real name Lawrence Fishburne III, also known as Laurence Fishburne) is an American actor. He was born in 1961 at Augusta, Georgia. When he was only a baby his mother moved with him to Brooklyn, New York. His English teacher godfather had known his talents early in his life, just as it happened with his mother, who started dragging him around to a series of auditions at the New Federal Theatre and the Negro Ensemble Theater in Manhattan. He made his stage debut at age of ten in New York, and started his first television role in 1973 at the age of eleven. By the age of twelve, he had his first small movie role; and at 14-years-old, he falsified about his age and scored a career fighting role in Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film 'Apocalypse Now', the filming of which was to be a life-altering experience for the untrained, underage newcomer. Not only did he co-star big with such stars as Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen and Robert Duvall in his second debut film, however, he braved monsoons, civil unrest and possess
other unseen bad situations. Research Larry Fishburne
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