(Encyclopedia) Margaret of Parma, 1522–86, Spanish regent of the Netherlands; illegitimate daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. She was married (1536) to Alessandro de' Medici (d. 1537) and (…
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(Encyclopedia) Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 9th earl of, 1629?–1685, Scottish nobleman; son of the 8th earl. An ardent and active royalist and a Protestant, he opposed extreme measures against the…
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The annual U.S. News & World Report list of the United States' best hospitals is prepared by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of…
VERPLANCK, Gulian Crommelin, (son of Daniel Crommelin Verplanck), a Representative from New York; born in New York City August 6, 1786; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from…
WHITENER, Basil Lee, a Representative from North Carolina; born in York County, S.C., May 14, 1915; educated in public schools of Gaston County; graduated from Lowell High School in 1931 and…
PEDEN, Preston Elmer, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Duke, Jackson County, Okla., June 28, 1914; moved to Altus, Okla., in 1920; attended the public schools; University of Oklahoma at…
