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blizzard

(Encyclopedia) blizzard, winter storm characterized by high winds, low temperatures, and driving snow; according to the official definition given in 1958 by the U.S. Weather Bureau, the winds must…

Leidy, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Leidy, JosephLeidy, Josephlīˈdē [key], 1823–91, American scientist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania medical school. From 1853 he taught anatomy at his alma mater. He was…

Fred George AANDAHL, Congress, ND (1897-1966)

AANDAHL, Fred George, a Representative from North Dakota; born in Litchville, Barnes County, N.Dak., April 9, 1897; graduated from Litchville High School, Litchville, N.Dak.; graduated from…

James George ABOUREZK, Congress, SD (1931)

Senate Years of Service: 1973-1979Party: DemocratABOUREZK, James George, a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Wood, Mellette County, S.Dak., February 24, 1931; attended…

John Rankin GAMBLE, Congress, SD (1848-1891)

GAMBLE, John Rankin, (brother of Robert Jackson Gamble and uncle of Ralph Abernethy Gamble), a Representative from South Dakota; born in Alabama, Genesee County, N.Y., January 15, 1848;…

Lyman Rufus CASEY, Congress, ND (1837-1914)

Senate Years of Service: 1889-1893Party: RepublicanCASEY, Lyman Rufus, a Senator from North Dakota; born in York, Livingston County, N.Y., May 6, 1837; moved with his parents to Ypsilanti,…

Henry Thomas HELGESEN, Congress, ND (1857-1917)

HELGESEN, Henry Thomas, a Representative from North Dakota; born near Decorah, Iowa, June 26, 1857; attended the public schools, the John Breckenridge Normal Institute, and the J.R. Slack…

Usher Lloyd BURDICK, Congress, ND (1879-1960)

BURDICK, Usher Lloyd, (father of Quentin N. Burdick, father-in-law of Jocelyn B. Burdick, and father-in-law of Robert W. Levering), a Representative from North Dakota; born in Owatonna, Steele…