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MacKay, Peter Gordon

(Encyclopedia) MacKay, Peter GordonMacKay, Peter Gordonməkāˈ [key], 1966–, Canadian politician, b. New Glasgow, N.S. A lawyer who briefly worked (1992–93) in Germany, MacKay returned to his native…

Ross Sea

(Encyclopedia) Ross Sea, arm of the Pacific Ocean, Antarctica, between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross, a British explorer. Ross Island with Mt.…

Ponca

(Encyclopedia) Ponca, Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). According to tradition the group lived…

Paula Gunn Allen

Poet, novelist, criticBorn: 1939Birthplace: Cubero, New Mexico Paula Gunn Allen was the daughter of a Lebanese-American father and a Pueblo-Sioux-Scots mother. She was raised near Laguna and Acoma…

Martin MAGINNIS, Congress, MT (1841-1919)

MAGINNIS, Martin, a Delegate from the Territory of Montana; born near Pultneyville, Wayne County, N.Y., October 27, 1841; moved with his parents to Minnesota in 1852; pursued an academic…

Cynthia Ann McKINNEY, Congress, GA (1955)

McKINNEY, Cynthia Ann, a Representative from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., March 17, 1955; graduated St. Joseph High School; B.A., University of Southern California, Los…

John Edgar REYBURN, Congress, PA (1845-1914)

REYBURN, John Edgar, (father of William Stuart Reyburn), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio, February 7, 1845; was instructed by a private tutor and…