(Encyclopedia) Nuneaton and BedworthNuneaton and Bedworthnənēˈtən [key], district (1991 pop. 115,300), Warwickshire, central England. The district primarily comprises the city of Nuneaton and the…
LATHAM, George Robert, a Representative from West Virginia; born near Haymarket, Prince William County, Va., March 9, 1832; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…
Senate Years of Service: 1877-1904Party: RepublicanHOAR, George Frisbie, (grandson of Roger Sherman, son of Samuel Hoar, brother of Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, father of Rockwood Hoar, and uncle…
English royalty who mourned her husband's death for 40 years by David Johnson Victoria was a lively, cheerful girl, fond of drawing and painting. She ascended the throne of…
(Encyclopedia) Washington, George, 1732–99, 1st President of the United States (1789–97), commander in chief of the Continental army in the American Revolution, called the Father of His Country.…
(Encyclopedia) Henry II or Henry of TrastámaraHenry IItrăstəmărˈə [key], 1333?–1379, Spanish king of Castile and León (1369–79), illegitimate son of Alfonso XI. After taking part in several…
