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Barnes Foundation

(Encyclopedia) Barnes Foundation, museum and arborteum in Merion and Philadelphia, Pa. Founded in 1922, it houses the impressive art collection amassed by Albert Coombs Barnes, 1872–1951, a wealthy…

Eugene Joseph McCARTHY, Congress, MN (1916-2005)

Senate Years of Service: 1959-1971Party: DemocratMcCARTHY, Eugene Joseph, a Representative and a Senator from Minnesota; born in Watkins, Meeker County, Minn., March 29, 1916; attended St.…

2006 Olympics: Luge

Singles  Time1Armin Zoeggeler, ITA3:26.0882Albert Demtschenko, RUS3:26.1983Martins Rubenis, LAT3:26.445Doubles  Time1Andreas Linger & Wolfgang Linger, AUT1:34.4972Andre Florschuetz &…

William Loughton SMITH, Congress, SC (1758-1812)

SMITH, William Loughton, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., in 1758; attended preparatory schools in England 1770-1774; studied law in the Middle Temple at London…

Fred Dalton THOMPSON, Congress, TN (1942)

Senate Years of Service: 1994-2003Party: RepublicanTHOMPSON, Fred Dalton, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Sheffield, Ala., on August 19, 1942; attended the public schools in Lawrenceburg,…

Aylett Hawes BUCKNER, Congress, MO (1816-1894)

BUCKNER, Aylett Hawes, (nephew of Aylett Hawes and cousin of Richard Hawes and Albert Gallatin Hawes), a Representative from Missouri; born in Fredericksburg, Va., December 14, 1816; attended…

Samuel Clarke POMEROY, Congress, KS (1816-1891)

Senate Years of Service: 1861-1873Party: RepublicanPOMEROY, Samuel Clarke, a Senator from Kansas; born in Southampton, Mass., January 3, 1816; attended Amherst College, Massachusetts, 1836-…

Hapsburg

(Encyclopedia) Hapsburg or HabsburgHapsburgboth: hăpsˈbûrg, Ger. häpsˈb&oobreve;rk [key], ruling house of Austria (1282–1918). In the 19th cent. the Hapsburg position was challenged in…