Biography EssayJohn Champlin Gardner Jr.—novelist, epic poet, and scholar-was born in Batavia, New York, on 21 July 1933 to John Champlin and Priscilla Jones Gardner. As a boy he lived in Batavi...
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John W. Gardner (born 1912) had a varied and productive career as an educator, public official, and political reformer. Perhaps best known as the founder of the lobby Common Cause, he was the author o...
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Today is Friday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2007. There are 318 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 16, 1862, during the Civil War, some 14,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered...
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John W. Gardner
Today in history - Feb. 16
