Senate Years of Service: 1839-1851; 1853-1854Party: Whig; WhigPHELPS, Samuel Shethar, a Senator from Vermont; born in Litchfield, Conn., May 13, 1793; graduated from Yale College in 1811;…
Senate Years of Service: 1933-1939Party: DemocratLONERGAN, Augustine, a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Thompson, Windham County, Conn., May 20, 1874; attended the…
People who have a common language, race, religion, or cultural background are considered to be an ethnic group.Aborigines The native hunters and food gatherers of Australia are called aborigines,…
(Encyclopedia) Mitchum, Robert (Robert Charles Duran Mitchum), 1917–97, American film actor, b. Bridgeport, Conn. He found extra work and bit parts in early 1940s movies, and first achieved wide…
(Encyclopedia) Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884–1960, American naturalist and explorer, b. Beloit, Wis., B.A. Beloit College, 1906, M.A. Columbia Univ., 1913. Associated with the American Museum of Natural…
(Encyclopedia) Delibes, MiguelDelibes, Miguelmēgĕlˈ dālēˈbās [key], 1920–2010, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and journalist, b. Valladolid. Prolific and widely translated, he is known for his…
(Encyclopedia) Cardigan Welsh corgi, breed of short, long-bodied working dog believed to have been introduced into Wales from Central Europe c.1200 b.c. It stands about 12 in. (30.5 cm) high at the…
(Encyclopedia) apartment house, building having three or more dwelling units. Numerous early examples of this form of dwelling have been found in remains of Roman and medieval cities and in the 17th-…
These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger Readers…
Senate Years of Service: 1946-1946Party: DemocratSWIFT, George Robinson, a Senator from Alabama; born at Swift Post Office, Baldwin County, Ala., December 19, 1887; attended the public schools…
