Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Montana Member Name Birth-Death ANDERSON, LeRoy Hagen 1906-1991 AYERS, Roy Elmer 1882-1955 BATTIN…
CAMPAIGN 2000 | THE CANDIDATESSteve Forbes The flat tax man is in for the long haul by Beth Rowen Steve Forbes.This article was posted on December 3, 1999.The Long HaulWINNING THE REPUBLICAN…
(Encyclopedia) Kidd, William, 1645?–1701, British privateer and pirate, known as Captain Kidd. He went to sea in his youth and later settled in New York, where he married and owned property. In 1691…
First Olympic Appearance: 1904 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2012Summer Games: Women's Boxing Encyclopedia: Boxing Although boxing was considered too…
(Encyclopedia) Meredith, George, 1828–1909, English novelist and poet. One of the great English novelists, Meredith wrote complex, often comic yet highly cerebral works that contain striking…
(Encyclopedia) Aldington, RichardAldington, Richardôlˈdĭngtən [key], 1892–1962, English poet and novelist. While studying at the Univ. of London, he became acquainted with Ezra Pound and H. D. (Hilda…
(Encyclopedia) champagnechampagneshămpānˈ [key], sparkling white wine made from grapes grown in the old French province of Champagne. The best champagne is from that part of the Marne valley whose…
(Encyclopedia) Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian group originating in the United States at the end of the 19th cent., organized by Charles Taze Russell, whose doctrine centers on the Second Coming of…
(Encyclopedia) Hearn, LafcadioHearn, Lafcadiolăfkäˈdēō hûrn [key], 1850–1904, American-Japanese author, b. Lefkás, Ionian Islands, of Irish-Greek parentage. After a difficult childhood, he was…
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Gaudens, AugustusSaint-Gaudens, Augustussānt-gôdˈənz [key], 1848–1907, American sculptor, b. Dublin, Ireland. His family immigrated to New York when he was an infant. An…
