DUER, William, (grandfather of William Duer [1805-1879]), a Delegate from New York; born in Devonshire, England, March 18, 1747; completed preparatory studies and attended Eton College (England…
Senate Years of Service: 1974-1993 Party: Republican GARN, Edwin Jacob (Jake), a Senator from Utah; born in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, October 12, 1932; attended Salt Lake City public…
Senate Years of Service: 1974-1993Party: RepublicanGARN, Edwin Jacob (Jake), a Senator from Utah; born in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, October 12, 1932; attended Salt Lake City public…
CLARK, James Beauchamp (Champ), (father of Joel Bennett Clark), a Representative from Missouri; born near Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Ky., March 7, 1850; attended the common schools and…
When the Broncos Have the Ball The Broncos scored 501 points (31.3 that's points per game) this season, tops in the AFC and second to only Minnesota, who set the all-time league mark with 556…
McCORMICK, Ruth Hanna, (daughter of Marcus Alonzo Hanna, wife of Joseph Medill McCormick and of Albert Gallatin Simms), a Representative from Illinois; born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 27, 1880…
(Encyclopedia) Merrill, Robert, 1917–2004, American baritone, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Moishe Miller. In 1945 he won the Metropolitan Opera's Auditions of the Air and in the same year made his debut as…
(Encyclopedia) Sagan, FrançoiseSagan, FrançoisefräNswäzˈ sägäNˈ [key], pseudonym of Françoise QuoirezSagan, Françoisekwärĕzˈ [key], 1935–2004, French novelist, b. Françoise Quoirez. She became famous…
(Encyclopedia) Bowles, Paul, 1910–99, American writer and composer, b. New York City. He studied in Paris with Virgil Thomson and Aaron Copland and composed (1930s–40s) a number of modernist operas,…
