SICKLES, Daniel Edgar, a Representative from New York; born in New York City October 20, 1819; attended New York University; apprenticed as a printer; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…
Senate Years of Service: 1840-1851Party: DemocratSTURGEON, Daniel, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Mount Pleasant, York (later Adams) County, Pa., October 27, 1789; attended the common…
OUTLAND, George Elmer, a Representative from California; born in Santa Paula, Ventura County, Calif., October 8, 1906; attended the public schools; Whittier (Calif.) College, A.B., 1928;…
(Encyclopedia) Temple, Shirley, 1928–2014, American child film star, b. Santa Monica, Calif., as Shirley Jane Temple. She started in movies at three-and-a-half and starred in her first feature (Stand…
(Encyclopedia) midge, name for any of numerous minute, fragile flies in several families. The family Chironomidae consists of about 2,000 species, most of which are widely distributed. The…
(Encyclopedia) Quine, W. V. (Willard Van Orman Quine)Quine, W. V.kwīn [key], 1908–2000, American philosopher and mathematical logician, b. Akron, Ohio, grad. Oberlin, 1930. He studied at Harvard (Ph.…
(Encyclopedia) TacomaTacomatəkōˈmə [key], city (1990 pop. 176,664), seat of Pierce co., W Wash., on Commencement Bay and Puget Sound at the mouth of the Puyallup River; inc. 1884. It is a major…
(Encyclopedia) Skinner, Burrhus Frederic, 1904–90, American psychologist, b. Susquehanna, Pa. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1931, and remained there as an instructor until 1936, when he moved…
Having a Ball at the Inauguration Behind the scenes of the presidential party by David Johnson Governmental plans and political agendas are not the only things that change with…
