(Encyclopedia) Lee, David Morris, 1931–, American physicist, b. Rye, N.Y., Ph.D. Yale, 1959. Lee joined the faculty at Cornell in 1959, moving to Texas A&M Univ. in 2009. He was a co-recipient,…
(Encyclopedia) Shimomura, Osamu, 1928–2018, Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist, Ph.D. Nagoya Univ., 1960. Shimomura was a researcher at Princeton (1960–82) and a professor (1982–2001)…
(Encyclopedia) Forrest, Edwin, 1806–72, American actor, b. Philadelphia. He was the first national idol of the American theater. He appeared at 14 as Young Norval in John Home's Douglas and gained…
(Encyclopedia) Hess, Rudolf, 1894–1987, German National Socialist leader, b. Alexandria, Egypt; son of a German merchant. In 1920 he became an ardent follower of Adolf Hitler and after the Munich “…
(Encyclopedia) Pickford, Mary, 1893–1979, American movie actress, b. Toronto, Ont. In 1909 she began working with D. W. Griffith. Specializing in playing young girls, she was dubbed “America's…
Hobo Convention Tired of the sedentary life? Hitch a train to Iowa by Elissa Haney Where's a hobo to go? For wandering (and retired) hoboes, the hot travel destination this summer is…
Separates the clauses of a compound sentence having no coordinating conjunction: Do not let us speak of darker days; let us rather speak of sterner days.—Winston ChurchillSeparates the clauses of a…
SWEENEY, William Northcut, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Liberty, Casey County, Ky., May 5, 1832; attended the common schools and Bethany (W.Va.) College; studied law; was admitted…
ROWLAND, James Roy, Jr., a Representative from Georgia; born in Wrightsville, Johnson County, Ga., February 3, 1926; attended Wrightsville Primary School; graduated from Wrightsville High…
CAVANAUGH, John Joseph, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebr., August 1, 1945; graduated from Creighton Preparatory School, Omaha, 1963, Regis College, Denver,…
