(Encyclopedia) Stern, Fritz Richard, 1926–2016, American historian and educator, b. Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), grad. Columbia (B.A., 1946; M.A., 1948; Ph.D., 1953). Although his family…
(Encyclopedia) Deep Sea Drilling Project, U.S. program designed to investigate the evolution of ocean basins by core drilling of ocean sediments and underlying oceanic crust. Funded by the National…
Germany's Greatest -IsmMovies and FilmGermany's Film HistoryGermany's Greatest -IsmHitler's Hired HelpA Few Young MenRoads Not Taken: Film in East GermanyUnification and Beyond In 1919, world…
Distributor:ScholasticAge Level:6 and older President Lincoln was a busy man with many family responsibilities, but he still had time to run country! With great humor and finesse, Rex Robbins…
U.S. News | World News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of December 2009. G.M. Chief Executive Fritz Henderson Resigns (Dec. 2): Fritz…
actorBorn: 6/26/1904Birthplace: Rosenberg, Hungary Film and stage actor best known for his villainous roles, most notably Fritz Lang's M (1931). His other films include The Maltese Falcon (1941)…
LANHAM, Samuel Willis Tucker, (father of Fritz Garland Lanham), a Representative from Texas; born in Spartanburg District, near Woodruff, S.C., on July 4, 1846; attended the common schools;…
(Encyclopedia) Baedeker, KarlBaedeker, Karlbāˈdĕkər [key], 1801–59, German publisher, founder of the Baedeker guidebooks. His printing establishment was at Koblenz, but his son Fritz, who continued…
Senate Years of Service: 1966-2005Party: DemocratHOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick, a Senator from South Carolina; born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 1, 1922; attended the public…
