(Encyclopedia) puffin, common name for a diving bird of the family Alcidae (auk family). Its large, triangular bill, brilliantly colored in yellow, blue, and vermilion, is adapted to carrying several…
(Encyclopedia) Packard, David, 1912–96, American business executive, b. Pueblo, Colo., grad. Stanford (B.A., 1934; M.S., 1939). He and classmate William R. Hewlett opened a garage-based business,…
Senate Years of Service: 1866-1871Party: RepublicanROSS, Edmund Gibson, a Senator from Kansas; born in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, December 7, 1826; apprenticed as a printer in Sandusky,…
Senate Years of Service: 1881-1887; 1895-1901Party: Republican; RepublicanSEWELL, William Joyce, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Castlebar, Ireland, December 6, 1835; immigrated to the…
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1863; 1863-1865; 1865-1871Party: Unionist; Unconditional Unionist; RepublicanWILLEY, Waitman Thomas, a Senator from Virginia and from West Virginia; born in…
Elaine Chao Akaka, Daniel Kahikina, U.S. senator Boggs, Grace Lee, activist Cayetano, Benjamin J., governor of Hawaii Chang, Ming E., business leader, rear admiral (retired) Chao,…
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…
Taxes on Employee's Tip IncomeThe Supreme CourtTaxing the PopulaceTaxes on Employee's Tip IncomeGambling Taxes Collected at Indian ReservationsSales Taxes on Mail Orders A controversy over…
MURRAY, William Henry David, a Representative from Oklahoma; born near Collinsville, Grayson County, Tex., November 21, 1869; attended the public schools and was graduated from College Hill…
Born: 8/27/1908Birthplace: Stonewall, Tex. Lyndon Baines Johnson was born in Stonewall, Tex., on Aug. 27, 1908. On both sides of his family he had a political heritage mingled with a Baptist…
