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Robert Henry MICHEL, Congress, IL (1923)

MICHEL, Robert Henry, a Representative from Illinois; born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., March 2, 1923; attended the public schools; served with the Thirty-ninth Infantry Regiment as a…

Ray H. LaHOOD, Congress, IL (1945)

LaHOOD, Ray H., a Representative from Illinois; born in Peoria, Peoria County, Ill., December 6, 1945; graduated from Spalding High School, Chicago, Ill.; attended Spoon River Community…

Egham

(Encyclopedia) Egham Egham ĕgˈəm [key], city, Surrey, SE England. Light engineering and gravel working are…

Peekskill

(Encyclopedia) Peekskill, city (1990 pop. 19,536), Westchester co., SE N.Y., on the Hudson River; settled 1665, inc. as a village 1816, as a city 1940. Clothing, leather goods, lighting fixtures, and…

Manchester, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Manchester. 1 Town (1990 pop. 51,618), Hartford co., central Conn.; settled c.1672, inc. 1823. Its sawmills and paper mills date from before the Revolutionary War. The city was also…

aberration of starlight

(Encyclopedia) aberration of starlight, displacement of the apparent path of light from a star, resulting in a displacement of the apparent position of the star from its true position; discovered by…

James Mitchell VARNUM, Congress, RI (1748-1789)

VARNUM, James Mitchell, (brother of Joseph Bradley Varnum), a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Dracut, Middlesex County, Mass., December 17, 1748; was graduated from the College of Rhode…

William Hinson COLE, Congress, MD (1837-1886)

COLE, William Hinson, a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., January 11, 1837; attended a private school; studied medicine, and then studied law; was admitted to the bar and…