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  2. History Has Its Eyes on You - Wikipedia

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    Contents. History Has Its Eyes on You. " History Has Its Eyes on You " is the nineteenth song from Act 1 of the musical Hamilton, based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. George Washington recounts to Hamilton the story of his first command, and ...

  3. Washington: A Life - Wikipedia

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    E312.C495 2010. Washington: A Life is a biography of George Washington, the first president of the United States, written by American historian and biographer Ron Chernow and published in 2010. The book is a "one-volume, cradle-to-grave narrative" that attempts to provide a fresh portrait of Washington as "real, credible, and charismatic in the ...

  4. Gerhard Lenski - Wikipedia

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    Gerhard Emmanuel " Gerry " Lenski, Jr. (August 13, 1924 – December 7, 2015) was an American sociologist known for contributions to the sociology of religion, social inequality, and introducing the ecological-evolutionary theory. He spent much of his career as a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he served as ...

  5. William Graham Sumner - Wikipedia

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    William Graham Sumner. William Graham Sumner (October 30, 1840 – April 12, 1910) was an American clergyman, social scientist, and neoclassical liberal. He taught social sciences at Yale University, where he held the nation's first professorship in sociology and became one of the most influential teachers at any major school.

  6. Howard S. Becker - Wikipedia

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    Outsiders (1963) Howard Saul Becker (April 18, 1928 – August 16, 2023) was an American sociologist who taught at Northwestern University. Becker made contributions to the sociology of deviance, sociology of art, and sociology of music. [ 2 ] Becker also wrote extensively on sociological writing styles and methodologies. [ 2 ]

  7. George Washington - Wikipedia

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    George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, politician, military officer, and farmer who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Second Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the ...

  8. War and Washington - Wikipedia

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    War and Washington. War and Washington was a song written during the American Revolution [1] by Jonathan M. Sewall. [2] To be sung to the tune of The British Grenadiers the verses are: Lyrics are provided by George Washington's Mount Vernon, War and Washington by Jonathan Mitchell Sewall, performed by David and Ginger Hildebrand: VAIN Britons ...

  9. George Washington Dixon - Wikipedia

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    George Washington Dixon (1801? [1] – March 2, 1861) was an American singer, stage actor, and newspaper editor. He rose to prominence as a blackface performer (possibly the first American to do so) after performing "Coal Black Rose", "Zip Coon", and similar songs. He later turned to a career in journalism, during which he earned the enmity of ...