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John Cotton Dana (August 19, 1856, in Woodstock, Vermont – July 21, 1929, in Newark, New Jersey) was an American library and museum director who sought to make these cultural institutions relevant to the daily lives of citizens. [1]
John Faulkner (September 24, 1901 – March 28, 1963) was an American writer. His works, in a plain style, depict life in Mississippi.Faulkner is best-remembered for the novels Men Working and Dollar Cotton (), and the memoir, My Brother Bill: An Affectionate Reminiscence (), about his elder sibling, author William Faulkner.
John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he was the lead singer, lead guitarist, and principal songwriter.
"Morning of My Life" (originally known as "In the Morning") is a song written by Barry Gibb in 1965 [1] whilst in the town of Wagga Wagga, Australia [2] and later recorded by the Bee Gees and several other artists.
Cotton's grandson, Sir John Cotton (1909–2002), was Ambassador to the Congo Republic and Burundi and the last of six generations of Cottons to serve in colonial administration in India. [12] He was an active writer and activist on behalf of Indian rights until the end of his life, despite ill health and financial difficulties.
His father, John Keayne, worked as a butcher. While living in London, Keayne held membership in the Honourable Artillery Company and the Merchant Taylor's Company. He also kept notes in his private journal of sermons preached 1627-1628 by John Cotton, John Wilson, Hugh Peters, and John Davenport.
Eli Whitney Jr. (December 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825) was an American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin in 1793, one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution that shaped the economy of the Antebellum South.
One special song stole the show: "Love of My Life". The fans knew the song by heart. Their English was word-perfect. The throng was suddenly transformed into a sea of swaying flames as thousands pulled their lighters out. —Lesley-Ann Jones on the crowds in South America responding to Mercury in singing "Love of My Life. [3]