(Encyclopedia) Lewiston. 1 City (1990 pop. 28,082), seat of Nez Perce co., NW Idaho, at the Wash. line and at the junction of the Snake and Clearwater rivers; founded 1861. It is the commercial and…
(Encyclopedia) Langmuir, IrvingLangmuir, Irvinglăngˈmy&oomacr;r [key], 1881–1957, American chemist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Associated (1909–50) with the research laboratory of the General Electric…
(Encyclopedia) semantics [Gr.,=significant] in general, the study of the relationship between words and meanings. The empirical study of word meanings and sentence meanings in existing languages is a…
Federal Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitBorn: April 1, 1950Birthplace: Trenton, N.J. Judge Alito was nominated as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by President George W.…
TAYLOR, Gary Eugene (Gene), a Representative from Mississippi; born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., September 17, 1953; graduated from De LaSalle High School, New Orleans, La., 1971; B.A.,…
Two new nickels were released in 2004, the first new designs for the coin since 1938. Both commemorated the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. The head side of the new nickels remain the…
DOIG, Andrew Wheeler, a Representative from New York; born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., July 24, 1799; pursued an academic course; moved to Lowville, N.Y., and engaged in mercantile…
DAYAN, Charles, a Representative from New York; born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., July 8, 1792; attended the common schools and was tutored privately; was graduated from Lowville…
THOMAS, George Morgan, a Representative from Kentucky; born near Poplar Flat, Lewis County, Ky., November 23, 1828; educated in the common schools; taught school two years; was school…
