(Encyclopedia) David, T. W. E. (Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth), 1858–1935, Australian geologist and explorer, b. near Cardiff, Wales. David came to Australia in 1882 as an assistant geological…
(Encyclopedia) Port AlberniPort Alberniălbûrˈnē [key], city (1991 pop. 18,403), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Vancouver Island, at the head of Alberni Canal and Barkley sound. It is a fishing port…
1949 World | US | Economics | Sports | Entertainment | Deaths | Year in Science World Events World Statistics Population: 2.554 billion (!not right!) population by…
AKIN, W. Todd, a Representative from Missouri; born in New York, N.Y., July 5, 1947; B.S., Worchester Polytechnic Institute, Worchester, Mass., 1971; M.Div., Covenant Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., 1984…
GUTKNECHT, Gilbert W., a Representative from Minnesota; born in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, March 20, 1951; graduated from Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, Iowa; B.A.,…
BLACKWELL, Julius W., a Representative from Tennessee; born in Virginia in 1797c; attended the public schools; moved to Tennessee and settled in Athens, McMinn County; elected as a Democrat to…
CHILDERS, Travis W., a Representative from Mississippi; born in Booneville, Prentiss County, Miss., March 29, 1958; graduated from Booneville High School, Booneville, Miss., 1976; A.A.,…
