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Kerensky, Aleksandr Feodorovich

(Encyclopedia) Kerensky, Aleksandr FeodorovichKerensky, Aleksandr Feodorovichkərĕnˈskē, Rus. əlyĭksänˈdər fyôˈdərəvĭch kâˈrĭnskē [key], 1881–1970, Russian revolutionary. A lawyer, he was elected to…

The Russian Revolution

  The Russian Revolution   The February Revolution     By March, 1917 (the end of Feb., 1917, O.S., thus the name February Revolution), most of the workers in Petrograd (St.…

Alexander Dubcek

Czechoslovakian statesmanBorn: 11/27/1921Birthplace: Uhrovek, Slovakia Dubcek joined the Communist Party in 1939 and became the Party's first secretary in 1968. His economic and political reforms,…

Jason Alexander

(Jay Scott Greenspan)actorBorn: 09/23/1959Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Jason Alexander is known to most Americans as George Costanza, Jerry Seinfeld's neurotic friend on the hit TV series…

Alexander Cartwright

Born: Apr. 17, 1820Baseball engineer and draftsman who spread gospel of baseball from New York City to California gold fields; widely regarded as the father of modern game; his guidelines included…

Alexander Hamilton

Great American statesman   In the years after the Revolutionary war, Hamilton practiced law. He often defended pro-British Loyalists. Not only did he feel it was time to put the bitter…

1910 – 1919 World History

Albert Einstein (1879–1955)AIP Niels Bohr LibraryVladimir Lenin (1870–1924)Novosti PhotosWoodrow Wilson(1856–1924)The Library of Congress Picture Collection1910Boy Scouts of America incorporated.…

The Russian Revolution

1917 - The October Revolution       Revolutionary leader Leon Trotsky In April, 1917, Lenin and other revolutionaries returned to Russia after having been permitted by the German…

Lloyd Alexander Biography

writerDied: May 17, 2007 (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) Best Known as: author of fantasy novels Writer of children’s tales and two-time National Book Award winner…

Archibald Alphonso Alexander

design and construction engineerBorn: 1888 A 1912 recipient of a civil engineering degree from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Archibald “Archie” Alexander joined the Marsh Engineering Company…