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91Astor, Brooke Russell — ▪ 2008 Roberta Brooke Russell American socialite, philanthropist, and writer born March 30, 1902, Portsmouth, N.H. died Aug. 13, 2007, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. employed her position, wealth, and energies in the interest of cultural enrichment and… …
92Astor, Caroline Webster Schermerhorn — ▪ American socialite née Caroline Webster Schermerhorn born Sept. 22, 1830, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Oct. 30, 1908, New York City the doyenne of American high society in the latter half of the 19th century, who held the ground of “old… …
93Astor, John Jacob — orig. Johann Jakob Astor born July 17, 1763, Waldorf, Ger. died March 29, 1848, New York, N.Y., U.S. German born U.S. fur magnate and financier. After emigrating from Germany at age17, he opened a fur goods shop in New York с 1786. By 1800 he was …
94Astor, Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess — ▪ British politician in full Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor of Hever Castle , née Langhorne born May 19, 1879, Danville, Virginia, U.S. died May 2, 1964, Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, England first woman to sit in the British… …
95Astor, Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount, Baron Astor Of Hever Castle — ▪ British politician born May 19, 1879, New York City died September 30, 1952, Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England member of Parliament (1910–19) and agricultural expert whose Cliveden home was a meeting place during the late 1930s for Prime …
96Astor Opera House — The Astor Opera House in 1850 This 11 story building, now condominiums, replaced the …
97Astor Expedition — The Astor Expedition of 1810 1812 was the next overland expedition from St. Louis, Missouri to the mouth of the Columbia River after the Corps of Discovery, led by Lewis and Clark. Contents 1 History 1.1 Overland expedition 1.1.1 The Wilson Price …
98Astor, John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron — ▪ British journalist [1886 1971] born May 20, 1886, New York, New York, U.S. died July 19, 1971, Cannes, France British journalist and great great grandson of the U.S. fur magnate John Jacob Astor (Astor, John Jacob); as chief proprietor of The… …
99Astor, Florida — Infobox Settlement official name = Astor, Florida other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = CDP motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem type =… …
100Astor Place Riot — The Astor Place Riot occurred May 10, 1849 at the Astor Place Opera House in New York City and resulted in 25 killed and at least 100 injured. [Nigel Cliff, The Shakespeare Riots (New York: Random House, 2007), 228, 241] It was the deadliest to… …
