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Richards, Gordon

(Encyclopedia) Richards, Gordon, 1904–86, British jockey. He began as a stable apprentice in 1919. From the mid-1920s until his retirement in 1954, he was the championship jockey of England 26 times…

Rheinsberg

(Encyclopedia) RheinsbergRheinsbergrīnsˈbĕrk [key], town, Potsdam dist., NE Germany. It is a tourist and manufacturing center. The rococo palace in Rheinsberg was the residence (1736–40) of Crown…

2008 Olympics

Beijing Beijing Medal Table Track & Field Boxing Gymnastics Swimming…

Gary Hall, Jr.

Born: September 26, 1974American Swimmer Won the 50m free event in the 2004 Athens Olympics. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Hall won the 50m free and the 4x100m medley relay, earned silver in the…

Henry Thomas HELGESEN, Congress, ND (1857-1917)

HELGESEN, Henry Thomas, a Representative from North Dakota; born near Decorah, Iowa, June 26, 1857; attended the public schools, the John Breckenridge Normal Institute, and the J.R. Slack…

Theodore Weld BURDICK, Congress, IA (1836-1898)

BURDICK, Theodore Weld, a Representative from Iowa; born in Evansburg, Crawford County, Pa., October 7, 1836; attended the common schools; moved with his parents to Decorah, Iowa, in 1853 and…

Apostrophe

Indicates the possessive case of singular and plural nouns, indefinite pronouns, and surnames combined with designations such as Jr., Sr., and II: my sister's husband, my three sisters' husbands,…

Parmenio ADAMS, Congress, NY (1776-1832)

ADAMS, Parmenio, a Representative from New York; born in Hartford, Conn., September 9, 1776; attended the common schools; moved in 1806 to “Phelps Corners,” then in the township of Batavia…

Benjamin TALLMADGE, Congress, CT (1754-1835)

TALLMADGE, Benjamin, (father of Frederick Augustus Tallmadge), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Brookhaven, Long Island, N.Y., February 25, 1754; moved to Litchfield, Conn., in 1783…