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Lorenzo SABINE, Congress, MA (1803-1877)

SABINE, Lorenzo, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in New Concord (now Lisbon), N.H., February 28, 1803; moved to Boston, Mass., with his parents in 1811 and to Hampden, Maine, in 1814…

Isauro GABALDON, Congress, PI (1875-1942)

GABALDON, Isauro, a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands; born in San Isidoro, Nueva Ecija, Philippine Islands, December 8, 1875; attended the public schools in Tebar, Spain, and…

Albert Ellis Biography

psychologistBorn: September 27, 1913Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa.Died: July 24, 2007 Albert Ellis introduced a new approach to the field of psychology in the 1950s called…

Women in Sports: Basketball

The first women's intercollegiate basketball game took place between Stanford and the University of California on April 4, 1896. Stanford won…

Millennial Questions

The Pedant's Millennium When Does the Millennium Officially Begin? by Borgna Brunner RELATED LINKS Millennium Features 20th Century…

How to Use The Columbia Encyclopedia

The Columbia Encyclopedia is easy to use. All articles are arranged alphabetically with each article heading in boldface type. The headings of biographical articles are inverted and alphabetized by…

DK Science: Body Fossils

Almost complete skeletonDinosaur toothMissing skullMummified dinosaursPalaeontologists can have a hard time finding and identifying dinosaur fossils because they are usually embedded in stone.…

DK Science: Dating Fossils

Dating a dinosaur skeletonRock layers of a cliff faceIndex fossilsRadiometric datingThe Age of Dinosaurs was so many millions of years ago that it is very difficult to date exactly. Scientists use…