(Encyclopedia) Robert GuiscardRobert Guiscardgēskärˈ [key], c.1015–1085, Norman conqueror of S Italy, a son of Tancred de Hauteville (see Normans). Robert joined (c.1046) his brothers in S Italy and…
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(Encyclopedia) sacrifice [Lat. sacrificare=to make holy], a type of religious offering, or gift to a superior or supreme being, in which the offering is consecrated through its destruction.
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MOON, Reuben Osborne, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Jobstown, Burlington County, N.J., July 22, 1847; attended the common schools and was graduated from the National School of…
MYERS, Michael Joseph (Ozzie), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 4, 1943; attended Bishop Neumann High School, Philadelphia, Pa.; graduated…
NEELEY, George Arthur, a Representative from Kansas; born in Detroit, Pike County, Ill., August 1, 1879; attended public schools in Joplin, Mo. and Wellston, Okla.; B.S., Southwestern Baptist…
SWEET, John Hyde, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Milford, Otsego County, N.Y., September 1, 1880; moved to Palmyra, Nebr. in 1885; attended the Palmyra high schools; attended the…
THOMAS, John Lewis, Jr., a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., May 20, 1835; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced…
TRAFICANT, James A., Jr., a Representative from Ohio; born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, May 8, 1941; graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School, Youngstown, Ohio, 1959; B.S.,…
