{i} family name; Samuel Brady (1758-1795), American pioneer and soldier; James "Diamond Jim" Brady (1856-1917), American entrepreneur and philanthropist; Matthew Brady (1823-1896), American photographer
(U.S. Politics) law requiring a waiting period and background check for handgun buyers (took effect in 1994, partially struck down by the Supreme Court in 1997)
(U.S. Politics) bill that proposed a mandatory waiting period and background check for gun buyers (signed into law by President Clinton in 1993, partially struck down by the Supreme Court in 1997)
a US television programme of the 1960s and 1970s about a large family. Some people talk about the Brady Bunch as an example of an impossibly good family with few real problems
(U.S. Politics) law requiring a waiting period and background check for handgun buyers (took effect in 1994, partially struck down by the Supreme Court in 1997)
born 1823, near Lake George, N.Y., U.S. died Jan. 15, 1896, New York, N.Y. U.S. photographer. He learned to make daguerreotypes from Samuel F.B. Morse. In 1844 he opened the first of two studios in New York City and began photographing famous people (including Daniel Webster, Edgar Allan Poe, and Henry Clay). In 1847 Brady opened a studio in Washington, D.C., and there created, copied, and collected portraits of U.S. presidents. He achieved international fame with A Gallery of Illustrious Americans (1850). In 1861 he set out to make a complete record of the American Civil War with a staff of more than 20 photographers, including Timothy H. O'Sullivan and Alexander Gardner. He probably photographed the battles of Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg himself
United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917) United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the Civil War (1823-1896)