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Boulanger, Nadia

(Encyclopedia) Boulanger, NadiaBoulanger, Nadianädyäˈ [key]Boulanger, Nadia b&oomacr;läNzhāˈ [key], 1887–1979, French conductor and musician, b. Paris. Boulanger was considered an outstanding…

David Ho

AIDS researcher Born: 11/3/1952 Birthplace: Taichung, Taiwan When David Ho was three years old his father traveled to America in search of a better life for his family. He was away for nine years…

Patrick Muldoon

(William Patrick Muldoon, III)actor, modelBorn: 9/27/1969Birthplace: San Pedro, California Posing for the “Men of USC” calendar during the late 1980s prompted Patrick Muldoon to begin modeling.…

U.S. Military Leaders

Douglas MacArthur See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Military Personnel Veterans Memorial Day Veterans Day America's Wars: U.S. Casualties and…

Party Conventions - History

Today's pep rallies, yesterday's battlegrounds by Beth Rowen Protesters Shannon Collins and Olivia Christian at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Photo by Carol M. Highsmith…

Victoria Land

(Encyclopedia) Victoria Land, part of E Antarctica, S of New Zealand; Cape Adare is to the northeast. Bounded on the E by the Ross Sea and on the W by Wilkes Land, it consists of ranges of the…

John BAKER, Congress, VA (1823)

BAKER, John, a Representative from Virginia; born in Frederick County, Md., birth dates unknown; attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Va., for three…

Nathaniel PENDLETON, Congress, GA (1756-1821)

PENDLETON, Nathaniel, (nephew of Edmund Pendleton and cousin of John Penn), a Delegate from Georgia; born in New Kent County, Va., in 1756; entered the Revolutionary Army at the age of 19…

Edward CARRINGTON, Congress, VA (1748-1810)

CARRINGTON, Edward, a Delegate from Virginia; born in Goochland County, Va., February 11, 1748; member of the county committee in 1775 and 1776; served in the Revolutionary Army; commissioned…