(Encyclopedia) Sedgwick, Adam, 1785–1873, English geologist. He was a professor at Cambridge from 1818. His most important work was a study, made with R. I. Murchison, of the rock formation of…
(Encyclopedia) Adam, RobertAdam, Robertădˈəm [key], 1728–92, and James Adam, 1730–94, Scottish architects, brothers. They designed important public and private buildings in England and Scotland and…
The statehood of West Virginia by Liz Olson West Virginia Day celebrates West Virginia’s admission to the United States of America on June 20, 1863. Although observed unofficially since…
physicistBorn: 2/10/1931Birthplace: Prince Edward County, Va. James West was born in 1931 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and studied physics at Temple University.…
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KINZINGER, Adam, a Representative from Illinois; born in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, February 27, 1978; graduated from Normal West High School, Normal, Ill., 1996; B.A., Illinois…
LITTLEPAGE, Adam Brown, a Representative from West Virginia; born near Charleston, Kanawha County, Va. (now West Virginia), April 14, 1859; attended the common schools; studied law; was…
musician, producerBorn: 8/1/1964Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Lead singer and founding member of the rock group Counting Crows, which has enjoyed great success since its debut album, August and…
gossip columnist A native New Yorker, Adams started writing for small city papers. Her big break came in 1979 when she cancelled a dinner with a New York Post editor because she wanted to see an…
