O’NEILL, Thomas Phillip, Jr. (Tip), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., December 9, 1912; graduated from St. John’s High School, 1931; graduated from…
(Encyclopedia) Lafayette EscadrilleLafayette Escadrilleläˌfēĕtˈ, lăfˌēĕtˈ [key]Lafayette Escadrilleĕskədrĭlˈ [key], small group of American volunteer aviators in World War I, created (Apr., 1916) as…
(Encyclopedia) Harrod, James, 1742–93, American frontiersman, b. Bedford co., Pa. He fought in the French and Indian Wars and in 1773 made a journey down the Ohio River to Kentucky. In 1774 he…
Tracing the origin of your family name, you may be able to find out not only who your ancestors were but also what they were. In 12th-century England, when family names began to be used, people…
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OPEN Laser: 1. Ben Ainslie, GBR (42 pts); 2. Robert Scheidt, BRA (44); 3. Michael Blackburn, AUS (60). Tornado: 1. Hans Peter Steinacher & Roman Hagara, AUT (16 pts); 2. John Forbes &…
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Sir Bernard (Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams), 1929–2003, English philosopher, grad. Oxford (1951). One of the most important philosophers of his era, he is credited with…
