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Robert Walton MOORE, Congress, VA (1859-1941)

MOORE, Robert Walton, a Representative from Virginia; born in Fairfax, Fairfax County, Va., February 6, 1859; attended the Episcopal High School near Alexandria, Va., and the University of…

Casper: Halloween Movies

Ben Stein stars in Casper by Beth Rowen Casper   Rated PG   The perpetually perturbed Ms. Carrigan descends into further irritability…

Casper: Halloween Movies for Kids

Ben Stein stars in Casper by Beth Rowen Casper   Rated PG   The perpetually perturbed Ms. Carrigan descends into further irritability…

David Gardiner TYLER, Congress, VA (1846-1927)

TYLER, David Gardiner, (son of John Tyler), a Representative from Virginia; born in East Hampton, Long Island, N.Y., July 12, 1846; completed preparatory studies in a private school in Charles…

John LETCHER, Congress, VA (1813-1884)

LETCHER, John, a Representative from Virginia; born in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Va., March 29, 1813; attended private rural schools and Randolph-Macon College; was graduated from…

Charles Rufus SKINNER, Congress, NY (1844-1928)

SKINNER, Charles Rufus, a Representative from New York; born in Union Square, Oswego County, N.Y., August 4, 1844; attended the common schools and Clinton Liberal Institute; was graduated from…

Zola, Émile

(Encyclopedia) Zola, ÉmileZola, Émileāmēlˈ zôläˈ [key], 1840–1902, French novelist, b. Paris. He was a professional writer, earning his living through journalism and his novels. About 1870 he became…

San Francisco, Calif.

Mayor: Edwin M. Lee (to Jan. 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 805,235 (13); Male: 408,462 (50.7%);…

America's Most Endangered Places 2005

Finca Vigía, National Landscape Conservation System, King Island and “The Journey Through Hallowed Ground” Corridor Endangered In a report released in June 2005, the National Trust for Historic…