(Encyclopedia) Charles IX, 1550–1611, king of Sweden (1604–11), youngest son of Gustavus I. He was duke of Södermanland, Närke, and Värmland before his accession. During the reign of his brother,…
(Encyclopedia) AchaemenidsAchaemenidsăkˌəmĕnˈĭdz [key], dynasty of ancient Persia. They were descended presumably from one Achaemenes, a minor ruler in a mountainous district of SW Iran. His…
(Encyclopedia) Pole, Reginald, 1500–1558, English churchman, archbishop of Canterbury (1556–58), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a cousin of the Tudors, being the son of Sir Richard…
BARTON, Joe Linus, a Representative from Texas; born in Waco, McLennan County, Tex., September 15, 1949; graduated from Waco High School, Waco, Tex., 1968; B.A., Texas Agricultural & Mechanical…
(Antonio Quiñones)actorBorn: 4/21/1915Birthplace: Chihuahua, Mexico This Irish-Mexican actor first appeared on film in 1936. After a long succession of bit parts, he won two Oscars (Viva Zapata!…
OLSON, Pete, a Representative from Texas; born in Fort Lewis, Pierce County, Wash., December 9, 1962; graduated from Clear Lake High School; B. A., Rice University, Houston, Tex., 1985; J. D…
JOHNSON, Hank, a Representative from Georgia; born in Washington, D.C., October 2, 1954; B.A., Clark College (Clark Atlanta University), Atlanta, Ga., 1976; J.D., Thurgood Marshall School of Law,…
GARAMENDI, John, a Representative from California; born in 1945; B. A., University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif.; M.B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; businessman;…
GOODLATTE, Robert William, a Representative from Virginia; born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass., September 22, 1952; B.A., Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, 1974; J.D., Washington and Lee…
CAO, Anh âJosephâ Quang, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; March 13, 1967; graduated from Jersey Village High School; B. S., Baylor University, Waco, Tex…