(Encyclopedia) Amherst. 1 Town (2020 pop. 39,263), Hampshire co., central Mass., in a fertile farm area; inc. 1759. Named for Lord Jeffery Amherst, it is a college town. Emily…
(Encyclopedia) Moerner, W. E. (William Esco Moerner), 1953–, American physical chemist, b. Pleasanton, Calif., Ph.D. Cornell, 1982. Moerner worked at the IBM Almaden Research Center from 1981 to 1995…
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Civil Rights Landmarks Across the United States, places where the movement took shape by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Alabama First African Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa Brown Chapel,…
minister, authorBorn: 5/31/1898Birthplace: Bowersville, Ohio Norman Vincent Peale was one of the most influential clergymen in the United States during the 20th-century. Ordained in the Methodist…
STUBBS, Henry Elbert, a Representative from California; born in Nampa, Coleman County, Tex., March 4, 1881; attended the public schools in Groesbeck, Tex., and Phillips University, Enid, Okla…
REED, Thomas W. II, a Representative from New York; born in Joliet, Will County, Ill., November 18, 1971; graduated from Horseheads High School, Horseheads, N.Y., 1989; B.A., Alfred University…
United States (Group F) FIFA World Ranking: 11 Players to Watch: Kasey Keller (GK), Eric Wynalda (F), Preki (F) Prospects: Could advance to round of 16 with a tie or win over Yugoslavia. Should…
