(Encyclopedia) Koch, Kenneth (Kenneth Jay Koch)Koch, Kennethkōk [key], 1925–2002, American poet, novelist, and playwright, b. Cincinnati. After studying at Harvard and Columbia he was associated with…
(Encyclopedia) Palin, Sarah HeathPalin, Sarah Heathpāˈlĭn [key], 1964–, U.S. politician, b. Sandpoint, Idaho, as Sarah Louise Heath, grad. Univ. of Idaho (B.S. 1987). Her family moved to Alaska not…
(Encyclopedia) Western Federation of Miners (WFM), a radical labor union that organized the miners and smelter workers of the Rocky Mountain states. Created in 1893 by the merger of several local…
(Encyclopedia) Borah, William EdgarBorah, William Edgarbôrˈə [key], 1865–1940, U.S. Senator (1907–40), b. near Fairfield, Ill. Admitted to the bar in Kansas in 1887, after 1890 he became prominent in…
(Encyclopedia) Tacna-Arica ControversyTacna-Arica Controversytäkˈnə-ərēˈkə [key], 1883–1929, dispute between Chile and Peru. It arose from provisions of the Treaty of Ancón (1883), which ended the…
(Encyclopedia) Undset, SigridUndset, Sigridsĭˈgrĭd &oobreve;nˈsĕt [key], 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist. Poverty forced Undset to do secretarial work for a time (1898–1908). Her early novels of…
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Date of Information: 10/30/22[source] Fed. Pres. Frank-Walter Steinmeier Chancellor Olaf Scholz Vice…
VALLANDIGHAM, Clement Laird, (uncle of John A. McMahon), a Representative from Ohio; born in New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio, July 29, 1820; attended a classical school conducted by his…
