(Encyclopedia) Santa Anna, Antonio López deSanta Anna, Antonio López deäntōˈnyō lōˈpās dā sänˈtä äˈnä [key], 1794–1876, Mexican general and politician. He fought in the royalist army, but later…
Senate Years of Service: 1934-1953; 1954-1961Party: Democrat; DemocratOâMAHONEY, Joseph Christopher, a Senator from Wyoming; born in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Mass., November 5, 1884;…
Senate Years of Service: 1934-1953; 1954-1961 Party: Democrat; Democrat O’MAHONEY, Joseph Christopher, a Senator from Wyoming; born in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Mass., November 5, 1884; attended…
(Encyclopedia) Bustamante, AnastasioBustamante, Anastasioänästäˈsyō b&oomacr;stämänˈtā [key], 1780–1853, Mexican general and president (1830–32, 1837–41). He served in the royalist army against…
(Encyclopedia) North Platte, river, c.680 mi (1,090 km) long, rising in the Park Range, N Colo., and flowing in a great bend N through SE Wyo., then east across the plains of W central Nebr. to join…
(Encyclopedia) Ivan VI, 1740–64, czar of Russia (1740–41), great-grandson of Ivan V. He was the son of Prince Anthony Ulric of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and of Anna Leopoldovna. An infant, he succeeded…
(Encyclopedia) Noailles, Anna Élisabeth de Brancovan, comtesse deNoailles, Anna Élisabeth de Brancovan, comtesse deänäˈ ālēzäbĕtˈ də bräNkôväNˈ kôNtĕsˈ [key]Noailles, Anna Élisabeth de Brancovan,…