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Brown Swiss cattle

(Encyclopedia) Brown Swiss cattle, one of the oldest breeds of cattle, originating in Switzerland where the cows were used as triple-purpose animals (dairy, beef, and draft). They are large, fleshy,…

A Charlie Brown Christmas

How A Charlie Brown Christmas Came to Pass The unlikely beginnings of a holiday classic by Holly Hartman The first of nearly 50 Peanuts television movies, A Charlie Brown Christmas…

Cyrus Dan PRESCOTT, Congress, NY (1836-1902)

PRESCOTT, Cyrus Dan, a Representative from New York; born in New Hartford, Oneida County, N.Y., August 15, 1836; pursued an academic course and was graduated from Utica Free Academy; studied…

Dan Heflin KUYKENDALL, Congress, TN (1924-2008)

KUYKENDALL, Dan Heflin, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Cherokee, San Saba County, Tex., July 9, 1924; attended public schools at Cherokee, Tex.; B.S., Texas A.&M. University,…

Dan Voorhees STEPHENS, Congress, NE (1868-1939)

STEPHENS, Dan Voorhees, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., on November 4, 1868; attended the common schools and Valparaiso College, Indiana; settled in…

John Moses Browning

gunsmith, inventorBorn: 1/21/1855Birthplace: Ogden, Utah Raised by Mormon parents, he made his first gun from scrap iron at age 13. He founded the Browning Brothers Company, which was responsible…

Brown, Joseph Emerson

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Joseph Emerson, 1821–94, U.S. public official, b. Pickens District, S.C. As governor of Georgia during the Civil War, Brown quarreled with Jefferson Davis over conscription and…

Brown, Walter Folger

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Walter FolgerBrown, Walter Folgerfōlˈjər [key], 1869–1961, American cabinet officer, b. Massillon, Ohio. A lawyer of Toledo, Ohio, he became prominent in Republican politics and…

Helen Gurley Brown

magazine editor, writerBorn: 2/18/1922Birthplace: Green Forest, Ark. Helen Gurley studied at Texas State College for Women (now Texas Women's University) from 1939 to 1941, and at Woodbury Business…

Paul Brown

Born: Sept. 7, 1908, d. Aug. 5, 1991Football innovator coached Ohio St. to national title in 1942; in pros, directed Cleveland Browns to 4 straight AAFC titles (1946-49) and 3 NFL titles (1950,54-…