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West Palm Beach

(Encyclopedia) West Palm Beach, city (1990 pop. 67,643), seat of Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on Lake Worth (a lagoon) opposite Palm Beach, with which it is connected by bridges; inc. 1894. It has…

Lewis BEACH, Congress, NY (1835-1886)

BEACH, Lewis, a Representative from New York; born in New York City March 30, 1835; was graduated from the Yale Law School in 1856; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice…

The Top Ten: America's Best Beaches, 2006

 December 10 - 17     America's Best Beaches, 2006 Released since 1991, 650 major public recreational beaches in the U.S. are rated according to 50 criteria…

Samuel Beach AXTELL, Congress, CA (1819-1891)

AXTELL, Samuel Beach, a Representative from California; born near Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, October 14, 1819; attended the local schools and Oberlin College; was graduated from Western…

Clifton Bailey BEACH, Congress, OH (1845-1902)

BEACH, Clifton Bailey, a Representative from Ohio; born in Sharon, Medina County, Ohio, September 16, 1845; moved to Cleveland with his parents in 1857; attended the common schools and was…

James Beach WAKEFIELD, Congress, MN (1825-1910)

WAKEFIELD, James Beach, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Winsted, Conn., March 21, 1825; attended the public schools at Westfield, Mass., and Jonesville, N.Y.; was graduated from…

Blythe Danner

actressBorn: 2/3/1943Birthplace: Philadelphia A versatile character actress, she won a Tony in 1970 for her performance in Butterflies Are Free, and she has appeared in a number of movies, most…

Hughes, Ted

(Encyclopedia) Hughes, Ted (Edward James Hughes), 1930–98, English poet, b. Mytholmyroyd, Yorkshire, studied Cambridge. Hughes's best poetry focuses on the unsentimental within nature. His poems are…

Nicholas Hughes Biography

marine biologistBorn: January 17, 1962Died: March 16, 2009 (Alaska, USA) Best Known as: son of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath Nicholas Hughes' life began with…