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Oxford, Edward de Vere, 17th earl of

(Encyclopedia) Oxford, Edward de Vere, 17th earl of, 1550–1604, English poet, b. Castle Heddingham, Essex, educated at Queens' and St. John's colleges, Cambridge. He traveled in Italy, acted in and…

Space Accidents

Space travel is still pretty new, but it hasn't escaped the realm of tragedy. Space-related deaths have occurred on the ground and in the air.1967Jan. 27, Apollo 1: a fire aboard the space capsule…

The Maine

The Maine The battleship that helped to precipitate the Spanish-American War Source: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition Copyright © 1993, Columbia University Press. The Maine (…

TAYLOR, John, Congress, VA (1753-1824)

Senate Years of Service: 1792-1794; 1803-1803; 1822-1823; 1823-1824 Party: Anti-Administration; Democratic Republican; Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican TAYLOR, John, a Senator from…

Raymond Earl BALDWIN, Congress, CT (1893-1986)

Senate Years of Service: 1946-1949Party: RepublicanBALDWIN, Raymond Earl, a Senator from Connecticut; born in Rye, Westchester County, N.Y., August 31, 1893; moved to Middletown, Conn., in…

Caesar Augustus RODNEY, Congress, DE (1772-1824)

Senate Years of Service: 1822-1823Party: Democratic RepublicanRODNEY, Caesar Augustus, (son of Thomas Rodney, cousin of George Brydges Rodney, and nephew of Caesar Rodney), a Representative…

Warren Grant MAGNUSON, Congress, WA (1905-1989)

Senate Years of Service: 1944-1981Party: DemocratMAGNUSON, Warren Grant, a Representative and a Senator from Washington; born in Moorhead, Clay County, Minn., April 12, 1905; attended the…

Plotinus

(Encyclopedia) PlotinusPlotinusplōtīˈnəs [key], 205–270, Neoplatonist philosopher. A native of Egypt, perhaps of Roman descent, he went to Alexandria c.232 to devote himself to philosophy. For 10…