(Encyclopedia) GerizimGerizimgĕrˈəzĭm, gērīˈ– [key], Arabic Jabal at Tur, mountain, 2,890 ft (881 m) high, in the Samaritan Hills, in the West Bank. Nablus, near the ancient Shechem, lies in the…
(Encyclopedia) Knopf, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham Knopf)Knopf, Alfred A.kənŏpfˈ, nŏpf [key], 1892–1984, American publisher, b. New York City. After working (1912–14) for the Doubleday, Page Publishing…
(Encyclopedia) Borodin, Aleksandr PorfirevichBorodin, Aleksandr Porfirevichəlyĭksänˈdər pərfēˈrĭvĭch bôrôdyēnˈ [key], 1833–87, Russian composer, chemist, and physician. He studied at the academy of…
(Encyclopedia) UrbanaUrbanaûrbănˈə [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 36,344), seat of Champaign co., E central Ill., adjoining Champaign; inc. 1833. With Champaign, its twin city, Urbana is a trade, medical,…
(Encyclopedia) Unification Church, church founded (1954) in South Korea by Sun Myung Moon; officially the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification for World Christianity. Moon moved to the United…
Susan Boudinot is remembered as one of the youngest protesters in colonial America. When she was 9, she and her family were visiting the royal governor of New Jersey. She was offered a cup of tea…
singerBorn: 4/16/1971Birthplace: Lake Jackson, Tex. Selena was born into a musical family. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla, played in the band Los Dinos (The Boys) and taught his children to sing…
Senate Years of Service: 1868-1872; 1877-1883Party: Republican; RepublicanKELLOGG, William Pitt, a Senator and a Representative from Louisiana; born in Orwell, Addison County, Vt., December 8…
Senate Years of Service: 1877-1883 Party: Independent DAVIS, David, (cousin of Henry Winter Davis), a Senator from Illinois; born near Cecilton, Cecil County, Md., March 9, 1815; attended the…
