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Richard NICHOLS, Congress, KS (1926)

NICHOLS, Richard, a Representative from Kansas; born in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kans., April 29, 1926; attended public schools; B.S., Kansas State University, 1951; ensign, United States…

Richard NUGENT, Congress, FL (1951)

NUGENT, Richard, a Representative from Florida; born in Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois, on May 26, 1951; B.A., Saint Leo College, Saint Leo, Fla., 1991; M.P.A., Troy State University,…

Richard SWETT, Congress, NH (1957)

SWETT, Richard, (son-in-law of Thomas Peter Lantos), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., May 1, 1957; attended public schools in Meredith and…

Richard Green LUGAR, Congress, IN (1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1977-Party: RepublicanLUGAR, Richard Green, a Senator from Indiana; born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., April 4, 1932; attended the public schools of…

Richard H BRYAN, Congress, NV (1937)

Senate Years of Service: 1989-2001Party: DemocratBRYAN, Richard H, a Senator from Nevada; born in Washington, D.C., July 16, 1937; attended public school in Las Vegas, Nev., graduated from…

Richard ZIMMER, Congress, NJ (1944)

ZIMMER, Richard, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Newark, N.J., August 16, 1944; B.A., Yale University, 1966; L.L.B., Yale Law School, 1969; practiced law in New York City, 1969-1975…

Hoaxes - Science

Science Experiments by Christine Frantz Cardiff Giant In 1869, New York cigar maker George Hull had a block of gypsum carved in the likeness of a man over 10 feet tall. It…

James Mathews GRIGGS, Congress, GA (1861-1910)

GRIGGS, James Mathews, a Representative from Georgia; born in Lagrange, Troup County, Ga., March 29, 1861; attended the common schools and was graduated from the Peabody Normal College,…

Einar HOIDALE, Congress, MN (1870-1952)

HOIDALE, Einar, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Tromso, Norway, August 17, 1870; immigrated in 1879 to the United States with his parents, who settled near Dawson, Lac qui Parle…

Klondike

(Encyclopedia) KlondikeKlondikeklŏnˈdīk [key], region of Yukon, NW Canada, just E of the Alaska border. It lies around Klondike River, a small stream that enters the Yukon River from the east at…