(Encyclopedia) Arguedas, AlcidesArguedas, Alcidesälsēˈᵺās ärgāˈᵺäs [key], 1879–1946, Bolivian writer and diplomat. His essays and novels, which have social and moralizing tendencies, are a reaction…
(Encyclopedia) McGwire, Mark DavidMcGwire, Mark Davidməgwīrˈ [key], 1963–, American baseball player, b. Pomona, Calif. A muscular first baseman who was a college and Olympic (1984) star, McGwire…
Yankees' David Cone achieves a flawless game by Mike Morrison On Sunday, July 18, New York Yankees pitcher David Cone accomplished one of the rarest feats in sports - the perfect…
Accidental Food Inventions Great ideas that came from mistakes! By David Johnson Do you ever feel bad because you made a mistake? Remember, some of our favorite foods were discovered by…
Senate Years of Service: 1919-1925Party: RepublicanMcCORMICK, Joseph Medill, (husband of Ruth Hanna McCormick), a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., May 16,…
(Encyclopedia) Barrett, Amy Coney, 1972–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (2020–), b. New Orleans, grad. Univ. of Notre Dame Law School (1997). She clerked for Supreme Court Justice…
(Encyclopedia) Page, William, 1811–85, American historical and portrait painter, b. Albany, N.Y., studied with S. F. B. Morse and at the National Academy of Design. Among his best-known works are…
