(Encyclopedia) Barr, William Pelham, 1950–, U.S. lawyer and government official, b. New York City, grad. Columbia (B.A. 1971, M.A. 1973). A conservative Republican noted for his expansive view of the…
(Encyclopedia) calumet [Fr.,=reed], name given by the French to the peace pipe used by the indigenous people of North America for smoking tobacco; it consisted of a long, feathered stem, with or…
(Encyclopedia) Ridgway, Matthew Bunker, 1895–1993, U.S. general, b. Fort Monroe, Va. A West Point graduate, in World War II he was made (1942) assistant division commander and then commander of the…
Senate Years of Service: 1901-1905Party: DemocratGIBSON, Paris, a Senator from Montana; born in Brownfield, Oxford County, Maine, July 1, 1830; attended the common schools and the Fryeburg…
The last Pharaoh of Egypt and the dashing Roman general by David Johnson One of the most famous women in history, Cleopatra VII was the brilliant and beautiful last Pharaoh of Egypt.…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-German Relations PEOPLEMost inhabitants of Germany are ethnic…
Who's Who in the Lord of the Rings From Aragorn to Ring Wraiths by Laura Hayes The Lord of the Rings is epic in scope and features a host of characters. Here are the most important…
Below is information about units of measure, including acre, bolt, gross, hertz, knot, light-year, parsec, pi, ream, sound, square, stone, and more. acreAn area of 43,560 square feet. Originally…
