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Darius I

(Encyclopedia) Darius I (Darius the Great)Darius Idərīˈəs [key], d. 486 b.c., king of ancient Persia (521–486 b.c.), called also Dariavaush and Darius Hystaspis (after his father, Hystaspes or…

Yellapragada SubbaRow

biochemistBorn: 1/12/1895Birthplace: Bhimavaram, India The young Yellapragada SubbaRow flunked out of two high schools in India until the death of his father caused him to buckle down to his…

Astyages

(Encyclopedia) AstyagesAstyagesăstīˈəjēz [key], fl. 6th cent. b.c., king of the Medes (584–c.550 b.c.), son and successor of Cyaxares. His rule was harsh, and he was unpopular. His daughter is…

Post Office Motto

The Question: I roughly recall that the motto of the U.S. Postal Service is in part, "Neither snow nor rain nor dark of night . . ." How does the rest go? Who wrote it? And…

Tennessee

Capital: Nashville State abbreviation/Postal code: Tenn./TN Governor: Bill Haslam, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Ron Ramsey, R (…

Persia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Persian Empire (c.500 b.c.) PersiaPersiapûrˈzhə, –shə [key], old alternate name for the Asian country Iran. The article Iran contains a description of the geography and economy…

Isaac HILL, Congress, NH (1789-1851)

Senate Years of Service: 1831-1836Party: Jacksonian; DemocratHILL, Isaac, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in West Cambridge, near Arlington, Mass., on April 6, 1789; attended the common…

Pharnabazus

(Encyclopedia) PharnabazusPharnabazusfärnəbāˈzəs [key], d. after 374 b.c., Persian governor. He had an important satrapy in Asia Minor under Darius II and Artaxerxes II. He was responsible for the…