John Henry Days is a 2001 novel by American author Colson Whitehead. This is his second full-length work. Building the railways that made America, John...

John Henry is an American folk hero. An African American freedman, he is said to have worked as a "steel-driving man"—a man tasked with hammering a steel...

essay Here Is New York. Whitehead's books are The Intuitionist (1999); John Henry Days (2001); The Colossus of New York (2003); Apex Hides the Hurt (2006);...

p. 619. "Talcott prepares for John Henry Days". "John Henry Park, Talcott, WV". "Talcott prepares for John Henry Days". "Boat Launches on Greenbrier...

Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer and songwriter. He was...

adultery, and subsequently executed. On 30 May 1536, eleven days after Anne's execution, Henry VIII and Jane were married. Elizabeth was not included in...

John William Henry II (born September 13, 1949) is an American businessman and the founder of John W. Henry & Company, an investment management firm....

John Henry Newman CO (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English Catholic theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet. He was...

Six wives of Henry VIII and years of marriage v t e In common parlance, the wives of Henry VIII were the six Queens consort of King Henry VIII of England...

Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his...

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (/ˈsɪndʒɪn ˈbɒlɪŋbrʊk/; 16 September 1678 – 12 December 1751) was an English politician, government official and...

Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor. Widely known as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the sitcom Happy Days, Winkler has distinguished...

Boland and John Hale is an adaptation of the 1948 play of the same name by Maxwell Anderson. The film stars Richard Burton as King Henry VIII and Geneviève...

James A. Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy) and one resigned from office (Richard Nixon). William Henry Harrison spent the shortest time in office...

extinct. Henry Grey was created Duke of Suffolk on 4 October 1551, in the same ceremony that elevated John Dudley to the Dukedom of Northumberland. Henry Grey...

Sir Henry John Newbolt, CH (6 June 1862 – 19 April 1938) was an English poet, novelist and historian. He also had a role as a government adviser with regard...

Days of John Brown Archived December 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine from the Writings of Henry David Thoreau: The Digital Collection Thoreau, Henry...

better known as Prince Henry the Navigator (Portuguese: Infante Dom Henrique, o Navegador), was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire...

John Henry Carpenter (June 24, 1928 – September 3, 1998) was an American video equipment salesman, most widely known as a friend of—and the accused murderer...

declared Henry and Catherine's marriage null and void. Five days later, he declared Henry and Anne's marriage valid. Clement excommunicated Henry and Cranmer...

who was also called Henry, gave loyal service to Edward's son King Edward III. The second house of Lancaster was descended from John of Gaunt, who married...

28 Days Later is a 2002 British post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. It stars Cillian Murphy as a bicycle...

wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife...

Henry John Kaiser (May 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967) was an American industrialist who became known for his shipbuilding and construction projects, then later...

Bradmore's son-in-law, John Longe. The original was written in Latin. It was translated into English in 1446. As an attendant to King Henry IV, Bradmore also...

Seven Days in May is a 1964 American political thriller film about a military-political cabal's planned takeover of the United States government in reaction...

Cornwall died on 22 February 1511, aged 52 days, at Richmond Palace, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Henry VIII gave Elizabeth Poyntz, his nurse, a...

Happy Days became the number-one program in television in 1976–1977, Fonzie became one of the most merchandised characters of the 1970s, and Henry Winkler...

was the first monarch of the House of Tudor. Henry's mother, Margaret Beaufort, was a descendant of John of Gaunt, son of King Edward III, and founder...

John Henry Holliday (August 14, 1851[citation needed] – November 8, 1887), better known as Doc Holliday, was an American dentist, gambler, and gunfighter...