LIVINGSTON, Philip, (brother of William Livingston, cousin of Edward Livingston and Robert R. Livingston, and uncle of Walter Livingston), a Delegate from New York; born in Albany, N.Y.,…
MANASCO, Carter, a Representative from Alabama; born in Townley, Walker County, Ala., January 3, 1902; attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Ala.; graduated from the law…
HANCOCK, Clarence Eugene, a Representative from New York; born in Syracuse, N.Y., February 13, 1885; attended the public schools; was graduated from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., in…
HARRISON, Burr Powell, (son of Thomas Walter Harrison), a Representative from Virginia; born in Winchester, Frederick County, Va., July 2, 1904; attended the public schools, Woodberry Forest…
HENRY, Winder Laird, (great-grandson of Charles Goldsborough and Robert Henry Goldsborough), a Representative from Maryland; born near Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., December 20, 1864;…
NOLAN, William Ignatius, a Representative from Minnesota; born in St. Paul, Minn., May 14, 1874; moved with his parents to Minneapolis, Minn., in 1877; educated in the public schools of…
The Question: Where does the vice president live? The Answer: In July 1974 Congress designated a house on the southeast corner of 34th Street and Massachusetts…
(Encyclopedia) Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis, Mo. Founded in 1880, it is the country's second-oldest orchestra (the New York Philharmonic is the oldest). It performed in the Kiel Opera…
(Encyclopedia) rinderpest or cattle plague, an acute and highly infectious viral disease of cattle. It less frequently affects other ruminants, such as sheep, goats, and wild game. After an…
(Encyclopedia) Zwicky, FritzZwicky, Fritztsvĭkˈē [key], 1898–1974, Swiss-American astrophysicist, b. Bulgaria, educated at Zürich. Associated with the California Institute of Technology after his…
