(Encyclopedia) Grayson, Cary Travers, 1878–1938, American naval officer and surgeon, b. Culpeper co., Va. As a physician he entered (1903) the U.S. navy, was graduated (1904) from the navy medical…
(Encyclopedia) Mogadishu or MogadishoMogadishoboth: mŏgədĭshˈ&oomacr; [key], Ital. Mogadiscio, city (1990 est. pop. 1,200,000), capital of Somalia, on the Indian Ocean. It is the country's…
(Encyclopedia) Guevara, Che (Ernesto Guevara)Guevara, Chechā gāväˈrä, ārnĕsˈtō [key], 1928–67, Cuban revolutionary and political leader, b. Argentina. Trained as a physician at the Univ. of Buenos…
actressBorn: 8/16/1958Birthplace: New York City This Yale-educated actress starred in August Wilson plays on Broadway before making her move to films with leading roles in Boyz in the Hood (1991)…
Senate Years of Service: 1921-1922Party: DemocratWATSON, Thomas Edward, a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Columbia County, near Thomson, Ga., September 5, 1856; attended the…
WATTERSON, Henry, (son of Harvey Magee Watterson and nephew of Stanley Matthews), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Washington, D.C., February 16, 1840; completed preparatory studies…
Senate Years of Service: 1887-1899 Party: Democrat FAULKNER, Charles James, (son of Charles James Faulkner [1806-1884]), a Senator from West Virginia; born on the family estate, ‘Boydville…
Spotlight on the Stanley Cup: Coaching Detroit Scotty Bowman could have never decided to coach in Detroit five years ago and he would right now be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. But he did, and…
An illustrated guide to the first ladies of the United States
Please note: Martha Jefferson, Rachel Jackson, Hannah Hoes Van Buren, and Ellen Arthur all died before their husbands became president…
(Encyclopedia) Nkurunziza, PierreNkurunziza, Pierrenk&oomacr;r&oomacr;nzēˈzä [key], 1964–2020, Burundian political leader. A Hutu whose father was killed (1972) in an ethnic massacre, he…
