Nationwide, wedding guests seem split on the issue. According to American Express, 35 percent of guests will buy a gift off the registry and 32 percent will give cash. (The remainder will give a mix of gift cards and other items.) But if you ask the bride and groom what theyâd prefer, 52 percent say they prefer cash.
Nationality: United States. Executive summary: The Genius of Universal Emancipation. The American philanthropist Benjamin Lundy, prominent in the anti-slavery conflict, was born of Quaker parentage, at Hardwick, Warren county, New Jersey, on the 4th of January 1789.
Matthew Henson. Matthew Alexander Henson (August 8, 1866 â March 9, 1955) was the first African-American Arctic explorer, an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages over a period of nearly 23 years. They made six voyages and spent a total of 18 years in expeditions.