(Encyclopedia) obesity, condition resulting from excessive storage of fat in the body. Obesity is now usually defined using a formula known as the body mass index (BMI), in which weight (in kilograms…
comedienneBorn: 6/28/1946Birthplace: Detroit Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage comedienne who is best remembered for her appearances on Saturday Night Live (1975–80). Her regular…
TURPIN, Louis Washington, a Representative from Alabama; born in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., February 22, 1849; his parents having died he moved to Alabama with his sister and…
LANGWORTHY, Edward, a Delegate from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., in 1738; attended a school kept in connection with the Bethesda Orphan House, of which he was an inmate, and later became an…
1982British overcome Argentina in Falklands war (April 2–June 15). Israel invades Lebanon in attack on P.L.O. (June 4). John W. Hinckley, Jr., found not guilty because of insanity in shooting of…
Read about landmark cases that have changed history, from Marbury v. Madison to the challenge to Obamacare. 1803Marbury v. Madison was the first instance in which a law passed by Congress was…
First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Viviana Risca, 17, Paul D.Schreiber Senior High School, Port Washington, N.Y., for her computer science project, “DNA-based Steganography,” which studied…
BREEDING, James Floyd, a Representative from Kansas; born near Robinson, Brown County, Kans., September 28, 1901; educated in grade schools, Moonlight, Dickinson County, Kans., and Berryton…
ALLEN, Charles Herbert, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lowell, Mass., April 15, 1848; attended public and private schools; was graduated from Amherst College, Mass., in 1869;…
CAMPBELL, Guy Edgar, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Fetterman, Taylor County, W.Va., October 9, 1871; attended the grammar and high schools; moved to Pennsylvania with his parents…
