(Encyclopedia) PrajadhipokPrajadhipokprəchäˈtĭpôk [key] or Rama VIIRama VIIräˈ mä [key], 1893–1941, king of Siam (1925–35). He was educated in England and France. He succeeded his brother Rama VI,…
(Encyclopedia) William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, philanthropic organization founded in 1966 by engineer and entrepeneur William R. Hewlett (1913–2001), co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, his wife,…
(Encyclopedia) Black Friday, Sept. 24, 1869, in U.S. history, day of financial panic. In 1869 a small group of American financial speculators, including Jay Gould and James Fisk, sought the support…
(Encyclopedia) Sherman, William Tecumseh, 1820–91, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Lancaster, Ohio. Sherman is said by many to be the greatest of the Civil War generals.
Sherman was…
Words from each American president Compiled by David Johnson Note: Dates indicate term of office. Choose a president:George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James…
Senate Years of Service: 1883-1895Party: RepublicanWILSON, James Falconer, a Representative and a Senator from Iowa; born in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, October 19, 1828; pursued an academic…
(Encyclopedia) Eisenman, Nicole, 1965–, American artist, b. Verdun, France (where her father was stationed), M.F.A, Rhode Island School of Design, 1987. Eisenman became widely known after her work…
(Encyclopedia) Charles River Bridge Case, decided in 1837 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Charles River Bridge Company had been granted (1785) a charter by the state of Massachusetts to operate a toll…
(Encyclopedia) PaducahPaducahpədy&oomacr;ˈkə, –d&oomacr;ˈ– [key], city (1990 pop. 27,256), seat of McCracken co., SW Ky., on the Ohio River at the mouth of the Tennessee River; inc. as a city…
