Most Republicans agreed with Lincoln that the North was the aggrieved party, as the Slave Power tightened its grasp on the national government with the Dred Scott decision and the presidency of James Buchanan.

Feeling against Catholics, and especially against James, Duke of York, was running strongly ; the Exclusion Bill had been passed by the House of Commons, and the popularity of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, was very great.

In 2004, Science Fiction magazine Strange Horizons named him the 2nd greatest director in the history of the genre, ahead of better known directors such as Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Jean-Luc Godard and Ridley Scott.

He had already shown a strong inclination for natural science, and this had been fostered by his intimacy with a " self-taught philosopher, astronomer and mathematician ," as Sir Walter Scott called him, of great local fame — James Veitch of Inchbonny — a man who was particularly skillful in making telescopes.

Writers such as James Boswell, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Kenneth Grahame, Muriel Spark and Sir Walter Scott all lived and worked in Edinburgh.

Famous authors of the city include Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Muriel Spark, author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, James Hogg, author of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus series of crime thrillers, J. K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, who began her first book in an Edinburgh coffee shop, Adam Smith, economist, born in Kirkcaldy, and author of The Wealth of Nations, Sir Walter Scott, the author of famous titles such as Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and Heart of Midlothian, Robert Louis Stevenson, creator of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting.

A total of 15 Moon walks were performed by members of six Apollo crews, including Charles " Pete " Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, David Scott, James Irwin, John Young, Charles Duke, Eugene " Gene " Cernan and Dr. Harrison " Jack " Schmitt.

Well-known currently active British actors and actresses include: Gemma Arterton, Rowan Atkinson, Christian Bale, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kate Beckinsale, Paul Bettany, Orlando Bloom, Emily Blunt, Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh, Jim Broadbent, Daniel Craig, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Rupert Everett, Ralph Fiennes, Colin Firth, Michael Gambon, Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Irons, Ben Kingsley, Keira Knightley, Hugh Laurie, Jude Law, James McAvoy, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan, Thandie Newton, Bill Nighy, Gary Oldman, Clive Owen, Robert Pattinson, Daniel Radcliffe, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, Alan Rickman, Tim Roth, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jason Statham, Patrick Stewart, Alex Pettyfer, Gerard Butler, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, Rachel Weisz, Kate Winslet, Tom Hiddleston, Ray Winstone and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Walter Dill Scott, who was elected President of the American Psychological Association ( APA ) in 1919, was arguably the most prominent I – O psychologist of his time, although James McKeen Cattell ( elected APA President in 1895 ) and Hugo Münsterberg ( 1898 ) were influential in the early development of the field.

* 1685 – Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.

* 1971 – Apollo program: Apollo 15 Mission – David Scott and James Irwin on the Apollo Lunar Module module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover.

* 1685 – Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth is executed at Tower Hill, England after his defeat at the Battle of Sedgemoor on 6 July 1685.

The original handwritten proclamation signed by President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of State James Madison, that informed the American public of the landmark deal of the Louisiana Purchase, was acquired in 1996 by Walter Scott Jr. of Omaha, Nebraska, who holds it in his private collection.

The Loch Ness Phenomena Investigation Bureau ( LNPIB ) was a UK-based society formed in 1962 by Norman Collins, R. S. R. Fitter, David James, MP, Peter Scott and Constance Whyte " to study Loch Ness to identify the creature known as the Loch Ness Monster or determine the causes of reports of it.

Other actors who have portrayed Lex Luthor include Scott James Wells and Sherman Howard in the television series Superboy.

It features interviews with friends, peers, and admirers such as Dave Grohl, Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo of Metallica, David Ellefson of Megadeth, Scott Ian of Anthrax, Alice Cooper, Peter Hook of Joy Division / New Order, Dee Snider, Nikki Sixx, Mick Jones of The Clash, Kat Von D, Henry Rollins, Lars Frederiksen of Rancid, Jim Heath of Reverend Horton Heat, Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats, Mike Inez, Joan Jett, pro skateboarder Geoff Rowley, pro wrestler Triple H, Fast Eddie Clarke, Jarvis Cocker, Marky Ramone, former Hawkwind

From May 1684, the King's illegitimate son, James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, lived in the Netherlands, where he was fêted by William and Mary.

", John Henry Wigmore said that the creation of the Court " should have given every lawyer a thrill of cosmic vibration ", and James Brown Scott wrote that " the one dream of our ages has been realised in our time ".

* Classic rag-A name used to describe the Missouri-style ragtime popularized by Scott Joplin, James Scott, and others.

Joseph Lamb and James Scott are, together with Joplin, acknowledged as the three most sophisticated ragtime composers.

But this legend appears for the first time in only a much later account, " Tales of a Grandfather " by Sir Walter Scott, and may have originally been told about his companion-in-arms Sir James Douglas ( the " Black Douglas "), who had spent time hiding out in caves within his manor of Lintalee, which was then occupied by the English.

* 1964 – Maynard James Keenan, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor ( Tool, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Green Jellÿ )

James Robert Wills ( March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975 ), better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader.

Because Chaplin was not a trained musician, he could not read notes and needed the help of professional composers, such as David Raksin, Raymond Rasch and Eric James, when creating his scores.

* 1970 – James Mercer, American musician ( The Shins )

* 1939 – James Gurley, American musician ( d. 2009 )

* 1967 – Richey James Edwards, Welsh musician ( Manic Street Preachers ) ( disappeared in 1995 )

* 1969 – James Dean Bradfield, Welsh musician ( Manic Street Preachers )

James Joseph Brown ( May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006 ) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist.

* 1942 – Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer ( Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell, and Elf ) ( d. 2010 )

* 1918 – Elmore James, American blues musician ( d. 1963 )

* 1957 – Larry Gott, English singer and musician ( James )

* 1959 – James Lomenzo, American musician ( Megadeth, White Lion and Black Label Society )

Robert James " Bob " Ritchie ( born January 17, 1971 ), known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations.

* Lambda is the symbol of the musician Richard D. James or Aphex Twin.

* 1963 – James LaBrie, Canadian singer and musician ( Dream Theater, Winter Rose, Explorers Club, and MullMuzzler )

* 1961 – Slim Jim Phantom ( James McDonnell ), American musician ( Stray Cats, Phantom, Rocker & Slick, Dead Men Walking, and The Head Cat )

* 1666 – James Sherard, English apothecary, botanist, and amateur musician ( d. 1738 )

* 1947 – Joe Walsh, American musician ( Eagles, James Gang )

* Skip James ( 1902 – 1969 ), American blues musician, born Nehemiah Curtis James

* 1954 – James Fearnley, English musician ( The Pogues )

Spike Lee was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Jacqueline Carroll ( née Shelton ), a teacher of arts and black literature, and William James Edward Lee III, a jazz musician and composer.

* July 26 – Rebecca St James, Australian-born Christian musician