(Encyclopedia) Stockbridge, resort town (1990 pop. 2,408), Berkshire co., W Mass., on the Housatonic River, in the Berkshire Mts.; inc. 1739. It is a year-round tourist resort with nearby lake, ski,…
(Encyclopedia) Butt, Isaac, 1813–79, Irish politician and nationalist leader. A member of both the Irish and the English bar, he was a noted conservative lawyer and scholar and an opponent of Daniel…
[Constitution to be considered adopted when ratified by nine states.] The ratification of the conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the…
actorBorn: 8/26/1980Birthplace: New York City Child actor who vaulted into the limelight through the blockbuster movie, Home Alone (1990), which pitted Culkin's clever Kevin McCallister against…
SWEARINGEN, Henry, a Representative from Ohio; born in the Panhandle of Virginia about 1792; moved to Ohio and settled near Steubenville; sheriff of Jefferson County, Ohio, 1824-1828 and 1830-…
TOMPKINS, Caleb, (brother of Daniel D. Tompkins), a Representative from New York; born near Scarsdale, Westchester County, N.Y., December 22, 1759; member of the State assembly 1804-1806;…
SABLAN, Gregorio Kilili Camacho, a Delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands; born in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; January 19, 1955; attended University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, 1989-…
