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George Mifflin DALLAS, Congress, PA (1792-1864)

Senate Years of Service: 1831-1833Party: JacksonianDALLAS, George Mifflin, (great-great-granduncle of Claiborne Pell), a Senator from Pennsylvania and a vice president of the United States;…

Glenn Robert DAVIS, Congress, WI (1914-1988)

DAVIS, Glenn Robert, a Representative from Wisconsin; born on a farm in Vernon, Waukesha County, Wis., October 28, 1914; attended the rural schools; was graduated from Mukwonago High School in…

John HOLMES, Congress, MA (1773-1843)

Senate Years of Service: 1820-1827; 1829-1833Party: Democratic Republican; Adams RepublicanHOLMES, John, a Representative from Massachusetts and a Senator from Maine; born in Kingston, Mass.,…

Science Projects: Just for the Fun of It!

Just for the Fun of It!Science ProjectsJust for the Fun of It!Making Invisible InkMaking Eggs That BounceDo Odor and Bacteria Go Hand-in-Hand?The Sweetest Experiment A great…

Movies and Film: Development: Birth of a Notion

Development: Birth of a NotionMovies and FilmHow a Film is MadeDevelopment: Birth of a NotionPreproductionThe Big ProductionPostproductionSome Films Worth Viewing Development includes all stages…

O'Brien, Flann

(Encyclopedia) O'Brien, Flann, pseud. for Brian Ó Nualláin or O'Nolan O'Nolanō nōˈlən [key] 1911–66, Irish novelist and political commentator. Born in County Tyrone and raised in Dublin, he studied…

Paperback

Here are the best-selling children's books of all time (through the end of 2000), with author and year of initial publication, compiled by Publishers Weekly. OP means the book is no longer in print.…

Alain-Fournier

(Encyclopedia) Alain-FournierAlain-FournierälăN-f&oomacr;rnyāˈ [key], 1886–1914, French novelist, whose real name was Henri Alban Fournier. He was killed in action during World War I. His single…

Isla, José Francisco de

(Encyclopedia) Isla, José Francisco deIsla, José Francisco dehōsāˈ fränthēˈskō dā ēˈslä [key], 1703–81, Spanish Jesuit preacher and writer. Enormously precocious, he took his law degree at 11. Isla's…

Galle, Johann Gottfried

(Encyclopedia) Galle, Johann GottfriedGalle, Johann Gottfriedyōˈhän gôtˈfrēt gäˈlə [key], 1812–1910, German astronomer. He is noted for his discovery of the planet Neptune, Sept. 23, 1846, by…