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Mark Warren HANNAFORD, Congress, CA (1925-1985)

HANNAFORD, Mark Warren, a Representative from California; born in Woodrow, Lincoln County, Colo., February 7, 1925; attended public schools in Anderson, Ind.; B.A., Ball State University,…

Mark Langdon HILL, Congress, MA (1772-1842)

HILL, Mark Langdon, a Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine; born in Biddeford, York County, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), June 30, 1772; attended the public schools;…

Mark Spencer BREWER, Congress, MI (1837-1901)

BREWER, Mark Spencer, a Representative from Michigan; born in Addison Township, Oakland County, Mich., October 22, 1837; attended the rural schools and Romeo and Oxford Academies; studied law…

Mark Anthony COOPER, Congress, GA (1800-1885)

COOPER, Mark Anthony, (cousin of Eugenius Aristides Nisbet), a Representative from Georgia; born near Powellton, Hancock County, Ga., on April 20, 1800; graduated from South Carolina College (…

Mark Hill DUNNELL, Congress, MN (1823-1904)

DUNNELL, Mark Hill, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Buxton, York County, Maine, July 2, 1823; completed preparatory studies, and was graduated from Waterville College (now Colby…

James Mark WILCOX, Congress, FL (1890-1956)

WILCOX, James Mark, a Representative from Florida; born in Willacoochee, Atkinson County, Ga., May 21, 1890; attended the public schools and Emory College, Atlanta, Ga.; was graduated from the…

Martí, José

(Encyclopedia) Martí, JoséMartí, Joséhōsāˈ märtēˈ [key], 1853–95, Cuban essayist, poet, and patriot, leader of the Cuban struggle for independence. One of the greatest prose writers of Spanish…

Olympic Preview: Baseball

First Olympic Appearance: 1992 by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 20082008 Summer Games: Baseball ResultsEncyclopedia: Baseball Baseball became an…

Dorticós Torrado, Osvaldo

(Encyclopedia) Dorticós Torrado, OsvaldoDorticós Torrado, Osvaldoōsvälˈdō dōrtēkōsˈ tōr-räˈᵺō [key], 1919–83, president of Cuba (1959–76). A prosperous lawyer, he participated in Fidel Castro's…

Gómez y Báez, Máximo

(Encyclopedia) Gómez y Báez, MáximoGómez y Báez, Máximomäkˈsēmō [key]Gómez y Báez, Máximo gōˈmāth [key]Gómez y Báez, Máximoē bäˈās [key], 1836–1905, Cuban revolutionary, b. Dominican Republic. He…