ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 19, 1942; graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1960; B.A., Queens…
BROWN, John Brewer, a Representative from Maryland; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 13, 1836; attended Centerville (Maryland) Academy and Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.; studied law; was…
DOWNEY, Thomas Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in Ozone Park, Queens County, N.Y., January 28, 1949; graduated from West Islip High School, West Islip, N.Y., 1966; B.S., Cornell…
WICKES, Eliphalet, a Representative from New York; born in Huntington, Long Island, N.Y., April 1, 1769; during the Revolution was employed as an express rider; studied law; was admitted to…
actorBorn: March 19, 1928Died: January 13, 2009 (California, USA) Best Known as: star of "The Prisoner" British actor Patrick McGoohan had a long career that…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: History Economy Foreign Relations U.S. Relations HISTORYThe present constitution--which dates from 1848 and has been amended several times, most…
(Encyclopedia) DidoDidodīˈdō [key], in Roman mythology, queen of Carthage, also called Elissa. She was the daughter of a king of Tyre. After her brother Pygmalion murdered her husband, she fled to…
(Encyclopedia) Deluc, Jean AndréDeluc, Jean AndrézhäN äNdrāˈ dəlükˈ [key], 1727–1817, Swiss geologist. During the first half of his life he was engaged mainly in business in Switzerland. He also made…
(Encyclopedia) Ernest Augustus, 1771–1851, king of Hanover (1837–51) and duke of Cumberland, fifth son of George III of England. At the accession of his niece Queen Victoria, the crowns of England…
(Encyclopedia) Howard, Catherine, 1521?–1542, fifth queen consort of Henry VIII of England. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and the niece of the powerful Thomas Howard, 3d duke of Norfolk…
