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Bloomsbury group

(Encyclopedia) Bloomsbury group, name given to the literary group that made the Bloomsbury area of London the center of its activities from 1904 to World War II. It included Lytton Strachey, Virginia…

Welland Ship Canal

(Encyclopedia) Welland Ship Canal, 27.6 mi (44.4 km) long, SE Ont., Canada, connecting Lake Ontario with Lake Erie and bypassing Niagara Falls. Built between 1914 and 1932 by Canada to replace a…

William Henry HOOPER, Congress, UT (1813-1882)

HOOPER, William Henry, a Delegate from the Territory of Utah; born in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., December 25, 1813; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; moved…

Julie Harris

actressBorn: 12/2/1925Birthplace: Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan Tony Award-winning stage, film and television actress who is one of Broadway's most respected actresses. Her stage roles include The…

Non-Native Species: Aquatic Animals

by Mark Hughes Prev Next Round Goby Native to Eurasia, it arrived in the Great Lakes via ballast water. The round goby is known for competing with and preying on native species…

Allan Turner HOWE, Congress, UT (1927-2000)

HOWE, Allan Turner, a Representative from Utah; born in South Cottonwood, near the community of Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, September 6, 1927; attended public schools; B.S., University of…

Ray Evans Biography

songwriterDied: Feb. 15, 2007 (Los Angeles) Best Known as: songwriter Evans, who won three Oscars, collaborated with Jay Livingston to write a number of hits…

Iris Murdoch

writerBorn: 7/15/1919Birthplace: Dublin important British writer whose 27 novels included The Bell (1958) and The Sea, the Sea (1978), for which she won the Booker Prize. In 1987 she was made a…

Herman Affel

Born: 1893 Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Coaxial cable—While at AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1929…

Lloyd Espenschied

Born: 1889 Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri Coaxial cable—While at AT&T Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1929…