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Wallack, James William

(Encyclopedia) Wallack, James WilliamWallack, James Williamwŏlˈək [key], c.1795–1864, Anglo-American actor and manager. Of a theatrical family, he was a leading actor (1812–32) in both comedy and…

Catt, Carrie Chapman

(Encyclopedia) Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859–1947, American suffragist and peace advocate, b. Carrie Lane, Ripon, Wis., grad. Iowa State College (now Iowa State Univ.), 1880. She was superintendent of…

Iceberg News

  Icebergs Ahoy Monster bergs on the loose     by Holly Hartman Send this Page to a Friend!   Antarctic icebergs…

2006 Olympics: Speed Skating, Men's

500 meters Times reflected are a combination of two heats with each skater racing once on the inside lane and once on the outside lane.   Time 1Svetlana Zhurova, RUS1:16.57 …

Herbert Seely BIGELOW, Congress, OH (1870-1951)

BIGELOW, Herbert Seely, a Representative from Ohio; born in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Ind., January 4, 1870; attended the public schools, and Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio; was graduated from…

T. R. Knight Biography

actor Born: March 26, 1973Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota T. R. Knight was just five years-old when he became involved with Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater. Later, he…

John Richard FARR, Congress, PA (1857-1933)

FARR, John Richard, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., July 18, 1857; attended the public schools, School of the Lackawanna, Scranton, Pa., and…

Ulysses Samuel GUYER, Congress, KS (1868-1943)

GUYER, Ulysses Samuel, a Representative from Kansas; born near Pawpaw, Lee County, Ill., December 13, 1868; attended the public schools, Lane University at Lecompton, Kans., and the University…

Edwin Arthur HALL, Congress, NY (1909-2004)

HALL, Edwin Arthur, (great-grandson of John Allen Collier), a Representative from New York; born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., February 11, 1909; attended the public schools and Cornell…

Clouet, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Clouet, JeanClouet, JeanzhäN kl&oomacr;āˈ [key], called Janet or JehannetClouet, Jeanboth: zhänĕˈ [key], c.1485–1540, portrait and miniature painter. He was court painter and valet…