(Encyclopedia) Olaf GuthfrithsonOlaf Guthfrithsonōˈläf [key]Olaf Guthfrithsongŭthˈfrĭthˌsən [key], d. 941, Norse king of Dublin (934–41). His father, Guthfrith, king of Dublin and of York, had been…
(Encyclopedia) Schumer, Chuck (Charles Ellis Schumer), 1950–, American politician, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Harvard, 1971, Harvard law school, 1974. A liberal Democrat, he served three terms in the…
(Encyclopedia) Barbirolli, Sir JohnBarbirolli, Sir Johnbärˌbərōˈlē [key], 1899–1970, English conductor and cellist, b. London. After being cellist (1920–24) in the International String Quartet, he…
(Encyclopedia) SkagwaySkagwayskăgˈwāˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 692), Skagway-Yakutat census div., SE Alaska, in the Panhandle, at the head of Lynn Canal; founded 1897. It is an ice-free port of entry;…
CARLSON, Cliffard Dale, a Representative from Illinois; born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., December 30, 1915; educated in the public schools of Aurora, Ill; attended North Central College,…
SETTLE, Thomas, (grandfather of Thomas Settle [1865-1919] and uncle of David Settle Reid), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Reidsville, Rockingham County, N.C., March 9, 1789;…
SETTLE, Thomas, (grandfather of Thomas Settle [1865-1919] and uncle of David Settle Reid), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Reidsville, Rockingham County, N.C., March 9, 1789;…
(Encyclopedia) McCosh, James, 1811–94, Scottish-American philosopher and educator, b. Ayrshire, Scotland, grad. Univ. of Edinburgh, 1833. He was called to the United States in 1868 to become…
