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Richard Walker MALLARY, Congress, VT (1929)

MALLARY, Richard Walker, a Representative from Vermont; born in Springfield, Mass., February 21, 1929; educated at Bradford Academy, Bradford, Vt.; A.B., Dartmouth College, 1949; operated a…

Leopold I, king of the Belgians

(Encyclopedia) Leopold I, 1790–1865, king of the Belgians (1831–65); youngest son of Francis Frederick, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After serving as a page at the court of Napoleon I and as a…

Women in Sports: Softball

The first world softball championship was a women's tournament which was in held Melbourne, Australia, in 1965. Joan Joyce played basketball, volleyball, and softball as a teenager in Waterbury,…

William Cabell BRUCE, Congress, MD (1860-1946)

Senate Years of Service: 1923-1929Party: DemocratBRUCE, William Cabell, a Senator from Maryland; born in Staunton Hill, Charlotte County, Va., March 12, 1860; received an academic education at…

Charles Andrew JONAS, Congress, NC (1876-1955)

JONAS, Charles Andrew, (father of Charles Raper Jonas), a Representative from North Carolina; born on a farm near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., August 14, 1876; attended the public schools…

All About Books

  2013 Notable Books for Children Books Inside and Out Types of Literature A Guide to Library Books: The Dewey Decimal System Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books Teachers' Top 100 Books for…