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Hampton University

(Encyclopedia) Hampton University, at Hampton, Va.; coeducational; founded 1868, chartered 1870 as a normal and agricultural school; known as Hampton Institute 1930–84. Founded by Samuel Chapman…

Newcastle upon Tyne, University of

(Encyclopedia) Newcastle upon Tyne, University of, at Newcastle upon Tyne, England; established 1937 as King's College as a result of the merger of Armstrong College (1871) and the College of…

Hampton, Lionel

(Encyclopedia) Hampton, Lionel, 1908?–2002, African-American vibraphonist and bandleader, b. Louisville, Ky. When his family moved to Chicago c.1916, the young Hampton began playing drums in a…

Robert ORR, Jr., Congress, PA (1786-1876)

ORR, Robert, Jr., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Hannastown, Westmoreland County, Pa., March 5, 1786; attended the public schools; at an early age moved with his parents to…

Other Selected Athletes

Lance Armstrong winning the 1999 Tour de France See also Lance Armstrong Notable Summer Olympians, A-Z Notable Winter Olympics Biographies, A-Z People in the News Recent Obituaries…

Daniel Brodhead HEINER, Congress, PA (1854-1944)

HEINER, Daniel Brodhead, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pa., December 30, 1854; attended the public schools at Kittanning, Dayton (Pa.) Academy, and…

Dinesen, Isak

(Encyclopedia) Dinesen, IsakDinesen, Isakēˈsäk dēˈnəsən [key], pseud. of Baroness Karen Blixen, 1885–1962, Danish author, who wrote primarily in English. In 1914 she married Baron Blixen and went to…

Viscount Linley | Royal Biographies

Royal Biographies:Viscount Linley by David Johnson RELATED LINKS Royal Family TreeThe Queen MotherPrincess MargaretLady Sarah Armstrong-Jones IN 1961 Princess Margaret and…

Aldrin, Buzz

(Encyclopedia) Aldrin, BuzzAldrin, Buzzôlˈdrĭn [key] (Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.), 1930–, American astronaut, b. Montclair, N.J. After graduating from West Point (1951), Aldrin joined the U.S. air…

Come On, Rain!

Distributor:Weston Woods In this iconographic presentation of Karen Hesse’s and Jon J. Muth’s picture book, Tess’s soft whisper of “come on, rain” soon turns into a joyful dance as the rain DOES…