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Thomas ADAMS, Congress, VA (1730-1788)

ADAMS, Thomas, a Delegate from Virginia; born in New Kent County, Va., in 1730; attended the common schools; clerk of Henrico County; journeyed to England in 1762 and attended to his extensive…

Adam BENJAMIN, Jr., Congress, IN (1935-1982)

BENJAMIN, Adam, Jr., a Representative from Indiana; born in Gary, Lake County, Ind., August 6, 1935; attended the public elementary schools of Gary; graduated, Kemper Military (high) School,…

Adam KING, Congress, PA (1783-1835)

KING, Adam, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in York, Pa., January 20, 1783; pursued academic studies; studied medicine in the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia and commenced…

Adam BOYD, Congress, NJ (1746-1835)

BOYD, Adam, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Mendham, N.J., March 21, 1746; moved to Bergen County about 1770 and to Hackensack a few years later; member of the board of freeholders…

Adam HUNTSMAN, Congress, TN (1786-1849)

HUNTSMAN, Adam, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Charlotte County, Va.,, February 11, 1786; moved to Jackson, Tenn.; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4,…

Adam SEYBERT, Congress, PA (1773-1825)

SEYBERT, Adam, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 16, 1773; attended the common schools; completed the medical course at the University of Pennsylvania at…

Fantastic Animal Facts

The anole (Anolis Carolinesis), or American chameleon, is a small lizard found in the southeastern United States. Not a true chameleon, the anole is a member of the iguana family and is noted for…

Ma, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Ma, Jack, 1964–, Chinese business executive and on-line retailing pioneer, whose Chinese name is Ma YunMa, Jack,mä yün [key]. He taught English at Hangzhou Institute of Electronics and…

Eve, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Eve [Heb.,=life], in the Bible, the first woman, wife of Adam and the mother of Cain, Abel, and Seth. Fashioned from Adam's rib, she was beguiled by the serpent into eating the…

Custine, Adam Philippe, comte de

(Encyclopedia) Custine, Adam Philippe, comte deCustine, Adam Philippe, comte deädäNˈ fēlēpˈ kôNt də küstēnˈ [key], 1740–93, French general. He served in the Seven Years War and in the American…