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Allison WHITE, Congress, PA (1816-1886)

WHITE, Allison, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pine Township, near Jersey Shore, Pa., December 21, 1816; attended the public schools and was graduated from Allegheny College,…

James ALLISON, Jr., Congress, PA (1772-1854)

ALLISON, James, Jr., (father of John Allison), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Elkton, Cecil County, Md., October 4, 1772; moved with his parents to Washington County, Pa., in…

William Boyd ALLISON, Congress, IA (1829-1908)

Senate Years of Service: 1873-1908Party: RepublicanALLISON, William Boyd, a Representative and a Senator from Iowa; born in Perry, Ohio, March 2, 1829; attended country schools, the academy in…

Harry Allison ESTEP, Congress, PA (1884-1968)

ESTEP, Harry Allison, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pittsburgh, Pa., February 1, 1884; attended the public schools in Marion, Ind., and Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind.; was…

George Allison WILSON, Congress, IA (1884-1953)

Senate Years of Service: 1943-1949Party: RepublicanWILSON, George Allison, a Senator from Iowa; born on a farm near Menlo, Adair County, Iowa, April 1, 1884; attended the rural schools; later…

World-Class Helicopter Records

Selected records. Source: National Aeronautic AssociationGreat Circle Distance Without LandingInternational: 2,213.04 mi; 3,561.55 km.Robert G. Ferry (U.S.) in Hughes YOH-6A helicopter powered by…

Carpentier, Alejo

(Encyclopedia) Carpentier, AlejoCarpentier, Alejoälāˈhō kärpĕntyārˈ [key], 1904–80, Cuban novelist and musicologist. As a political exile in Paris between 1928 and 1939, Carpentier was strongly…

Honjo, Tasuku

(Encyclopedia) Honjo, Tasuku, 1942–, Japanese immunologist, Ph.D. Kyoto Univ., 1975. Honjo was a member of the medical faculty at the Univ. of Tokyo from 1974 to 1979 and a professor at the Osaka…