PHILIPS, John Finis, a Representative from Missouri; born in Thralls Prairie, Boone County, Mo., December 31, 1834; attended the common schools, the University of Missouri at Columbia, and was…
(Encyclopedia) Saxe-CoburgSaxe-Coburgsăks-kōbərg [key], Ger. Sachsen-Coburg, former duchy, central Germany. A possession of the Ernestine branch of the house of Wettin, it was given by Ernest the…
(Encyclopedia) balloon, lighter-than-air craft without a propulsion system, lifted by inflation of one or more containers with a gas lighter than air or with heated air. During flight, altitude may…
The BeginningsMovies and FilmBritish Film HistoryThe BeginningsShooting (in) the WarThe Lean YearsEngland's Left Foot: Irish Cinema In the closing years of the nineteenth century and the earliest…
FRACTURED CRUST PLATE BOUNDARIES SUPERCONTINENT SEA-FLOOR SPREADING FIND OUT MORE
Scientists believe that the Earth’s outer crust is made up of about huge fragments, called tectonic…
Senate Years of Service: 1921-1925 Party: Republican LADD, Edwin Freemont, a Senator from North Dakota; born in Starks, Somerset County, Maine, December 13, 1859; attended the public schools…
Senate Years of Service: 1928-1929Party: RepublicanLARRAZOLO, Octaviano Ambrosio, a Senator from New Mexico; born in El Valle de San Bartolo (now Allende), State of Chihuahua, Mexico, December…
Senate Years of Service: 1979-1997 Party: Democrat BRADLEY, William Warren (Bill), a Senator from New Jersey; born in Crystal City, Jefferson County, Mo., July 28, 1943; attended Crystal…
Senate Years of Service: 1843-1848Party: DemocratCOLQUITT, Walter Terry, (father of Alfred Holt Colquitt), a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Halifax County, Va., December 27…
Senate Years of Service: 1801-1803Party: FederalistOGDEN, Aaron, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Elizabeth (formerly Elizabethtown), N.J., December 3, 1756; graduated from the College of…
