(Encyclopedia) Ripon, Frederick John Robinson, 1st earl ofRipon, Frederick John Robinson, 1st earl ofrĭpˈən [key], 1782–1859, British statesman, better known as Viscount Goderich. Entering Parliament…
(Encyclopedia) Parsons, Lucy, 1851–1942, American anarchist and labor activist. Although she claimed publicly to have been born of Mexican and Native American descent as Lucia Gonzalez, she was…
(Encyclopedia) Henson, Jim (James Maury Henson), 1936–90, American puppeteer, creator of the Muppets, b. Greenville, Miss., grad. Univ. of Maryland (A.B., 1960). In 1954 he got his first job as a…
(Encyclopedia) Bazille, Frédéric, 1841–70, early French impressionist painter. He abandoned medical school to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, where he met and became friends with Monet,…
SUTHERLAND, Roderick Dhu, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Scotch Grove, Jones County, Iowa, April 27, 1862; attended the common schools and Amity College, College Springs, Iowa; taught…
WILSON, Thomas Webber, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Coldwater, Tate County, Miss., January 24, 1893; attended the public schools of his native city; was graduated from the law…
A horse named Aristides won the very first Kentucky Derby way back in 1875. The race has been run every year since.The last horse to win the Triple Crown of Horse Racing (Kentucky Derby, Preakness…
LOVELL, James, a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., October 31, 1737; attended the public schools; was graduated from the Boston Latin School in 1752 and from Harvard College…
McCULLOCH, William Moore, a Representative from Ohio; born near Holmesville, Holmes County, Ohio, November 24, 1901; attended the public schools; College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio; was…
