Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…
(Encyclopedia) Roland Holst, Henriëtte (van der Schalk)Roland Holst, Henriëtte (van der Schalk)hĕnrēĕtˈə vän dĕr skhälk rōˈlänt hôlst [key], 1869–1952, Dutch writer. Her early Sonnets and Poems…
(Encyclopedia) Bernardo del CarpioBernardo del Carpiobĕrnärˈdō dĕl kärˈpyō [key], hero of medieval Spanish legend. He was supposedly the nephew of Alfonso II of Asturias, against whom he strove to…
BOUSTANY, Charles W., a Representative from Louisiana; born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., February 21, 1956; graduated Cathedral Carmel High School, Lafayette, La., La.; B.S., University of…
BLACKWELL, Julius W., a Representative from Tennessee; born in Virginia in 1797c; attended the public schools; moved to Tennessee and settled in Athens, McMinn County; elected as a Democrat to…
NEUMANN, Mark W., a Representative from Wisconsin; born in East Troy, Walworth County, Wis., February 27, 1954; graduated East Troy High School; B.S., University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, 1975…
IRVIN, William W., a Representative from Ohio; born near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., about 1778; pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1800 and…
GALLEGLY, Elton W., a Representative from California; born in Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 7, 1944; graduated from Huntington Park High School, Huntington Park, Calif.,…
GILLIE, George W., a Representative from Indiana; born in Berwickshire, Scotland, August 15, 1880; moved to the United States with his parents, who settled in Kankakee, Ill., in 1882 and in…