(Encyclopedia) Koestler, ArthurKoestler, Arthurkĕstˈlər [key], 1905–83, English writer, b. Budapest of Hungarian parents. Koestler spent his early years in Vienna and Palestine. He was an influential…
V-J Day Kiss by Alfred Eisenstaedt (August 14, 1945) See also Notable Artists People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Photography Art and Documentary…
BROMBERG, Frederick George, a Representative from Alabama; born in New York City June 19, 1837; moved with his parents to Mobile, Ala., in February 1838; attended the public schools; was…
SMITH, Clyde Harold, (husband of Margaret Chase Smith), a Representative from Maine; born on a farm near Harmony, Somerset County, Maine, June 9, 1876; moved with his parents to Hartland,…
(Encyclopedia) Marot, ClémentMarot, ClémentklāmiNˈ mirōˈ [key], 1496?–1544, French court poet. His graceful rondeaux, ballades and epigrams won him the patronage of Francis I and Margaret of Navarre…
(Encyclopedia) Brittan, Sir LeonBrittan, Sir Leonbrĭtˈən [key], 1939–, British politician. Educated at Cambridge, he was elected to Parliament as a Conservative in 1974. Under Margaret Thatcher he…
(Encyclopedia) Peters, Vera (Mildred Vera Peters), 1911–93, Canadian radiation oncologist and clinical investigator, b. Rexdale, Ont., M.D. Univ. of Toronto, 1934. Beginning in 1935, she studied the…
Senate Years of Service: 1890-1891Party: RepublicanMcCONNELL, William John, a Senator from Idaho; born in Commerce, Oakland County, Mich., September 18, 1839; pursued an academic course; moved…
(Encyclopedia) Tudor, royal family that ruled England from 1485 to 1603. Its founder was Owen Tudor, of a Welsh family of great antiquity, who was a squire at the court of Henry V and who married…
The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…
