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Roe v. Wade

(Encyclopedia) Roe v. Wade, case decided in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Along with Doe v. Bolton, this decision legalized abortion in the first…

Jonathan ROBINSON, Congress, VT (1756-1819)

Senate Years of Service: 1807-1815Party: Democratic RepublicanROBINSON, Jonathan, (brother of Moses Robinson), a Senator from Vermont; born in Hardwick, Mass., August 11, 1756; received a…

Robinson-Patman Act

(Encyclopedia) Robinson-Patman Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1936 to supplement the Clayton Antitrust Act. The act, advanced by Congressman Wright Patman, forbade any person or firm engaged in…

Robinson, James Harvey

(Encyclopedia) Robinson, James Harvey, 1863–1936, American historian, b. Bloomington, Ill. He taught history at the Univ. of Pennsylvania (1891–95) and Columbia (1895–1919), becoming a full professor…

Gifford, Sanford Robinson

(Encyclopedia) Gifford, Sanford Robinson, 1823–80, American painter, b. Greenfield, N.Y. A major painter of the American movement known as luminism, Gifford, who was influenced by Thomas Cole early…

Gene TAYLOR, Congress, MO (1928-1998)

TAYLOR, Gene, a Representative from Missouri; born near Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Mo., February 10, 1928; attended the public schools; attended Southwest Missouri State College, Springfield,…

Ronnie Gene FLIPPO, Congress, AL (1937)

FLIPPO, Ronnie Gene, a Representative from Alabama; born in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., August 15, 1937; graduated from Coffee High School, Florence, Ala., 1955; attended the public…

Griswold v. Connecticut

(Encyclopedia) Griswold v. Connecticut, case decided in 1965 by the U.S. Supreme Court, establishing a right to privacy in striking down a Connecticut ban on the sale of contraceptives. The Court,…