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(Encyclopedia) Verwoerd, Hendrik FrenschVerwoerd, Hendrik Frenschhĕnˈdrək frĕnsh fərv&oomacr;rtˈ [key], 1901–66, South African political leader, b. Holland. He was taken as an infant to South…
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(Encyclopedia) Zeisberger, DavidZeisberger, Davidzīsˈbərgər [key], 1721–1808, American Moravian missionary, b. Moravia. While a youth, he lived in Holland and later in London, where he met Graf von…
(Encyclopedia) regicidesregicidesrĕjˈĭsīdz [key] [Lat., =king-killers], in English history, name given to those judges and court officers responsible for the trial and execution of Charles I in 1649…
Below is the composition of the 113th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2012 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…
Below is the composition of the 114th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2014 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is…
(Encyclopedia) Hastert, Dennis (John Dennis “Denny” Hastert)Hastert, Dennishăsˈtərt [key], 1942–, U.S. congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2007), b. Aurora, Ill. He…
(Encyclopedia) Jersey City, city (1990 pop. 228,537), seat of Hudson co., NE N.J., a port on a peninsula formed by the Hudson and Hackensack rivers and Upper New York Bay, opposite lower Manhattan;…
writerBorn: 9/17/1935Birthplace: La Junta, Colorado counterculture hero who was inspired to write his first novel, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, while working as a night attendant in the…
