(Encyclopedia) Constantius I (Constantius Chlorus)Constantius Ikənstănˈshəs [key], c.250–306, Roman emperor (305–6). A career general, he gave up Helena to marry Theodora, the daughter of Maximian.…
(Encyclopedia) Berkeley, Sir William, 1606–77, colonial governor of Virginia. Appointed governor in 1641, he arrived in Virginia in 1642. Berkeley defeated the Native Americans and the Dutch,…
MORRISON, George Washington, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Fairlee, Orange County, Vt., October 16, 1809; attended the common schools and Thetford (Vt.) Academy; engaged in…
BAYARD, John Bubenheim, (uncle of James Asheton Bayard, Sr.), a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born at Bohemia Manor, Cecil County, Md., August 11, 1738; moved to Pennsylvania in 1756 and settled…
Sandra Day O'Connor (1930– ) U.S. Supreme Court
1981 Ronald Reagan takes oath as 40th president (Jan. 20). U.S.-Iran agreement frees 52 hostages held in…
1982British overcome Argentina in Falklands war (April 2–June 15). Israel invades Lebanon in attack on P.L.O. (June 4). John W. Hinckley, Jr., found not guilty because of insanity in shooting of…
VAUGHAN, Horace Worth, a Representative from Texas; born near Jefferson, Marion County, Tex., December 2, 1867; attended the common schools of Linden, Cass County, Tex.; studied law; was…
ELLIOTT, Douglas Hemphill, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 3, 1921; attended the schools of Philadelphia, Pa., and graduated from Haverford School in 1938;…
