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When Jefferson Davis died on December 6, 1889, his funeral was a major event in the United States, receiving front-page attention throughout the country. By the time of his death, Davis had become a transitional figure. He was the embodiment of the Old South, who lived long enough to be seen as emblematic of the New South.
Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War.
Davis was born in West Allis, Wisconsin, the seventh of eight children. He later moved to Washington, Michigan, California and Arizona. His father was an industrial engineer. As a child, Davis used an Apple II at his elementary school. As a teenager, he learned assembly language on a Commodore 64. [3]
Perry himself shut down the rumors with an Instagram post on Feb. 20 showing a headline that said Davis had died at the age of 58 from lung cancer, along with the words “This is a lie ...
A Halo For A Helmet: The Whole Story Of Ernie Davis by K. Coralee Burch; The Express: The Ernie Davis Story by Robert C. Gallagher, 2008 (ISBN 978-0-345-51086-0) Top 10 Heisman Trophy Winners by Jeff Savage, Enslow Publishers, Inc.,1999 (ISBN 0-7660-1072-4) Ernie Davis: A Historical Perspective by Bob Hill, 1997; Always Ernie by Laura Milazzo, 2003
Samantha Davis, the wife of Harry Potter and Star Wars actor Warwick Davis, has died aged 53.. Warwick shared the news in a statement, revealing his wife of 32 years, whom he met on the set of Ron ...
Vontae Davis, former NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills, has died, with all three teams confirming the news on Monday. He was 35, just two months short of ...
In the TV show MacGyver, Davis was the stunt/photography double for Dana Elcar. [6] He was often mistaken for Elcar, and vice versa. Davis did appear in two episodes of MacGyver, as a different character each time. His first appearance was as a cement truck driver in the episode "Blow Out", and his second appearance was as the poacher Wyatt ...