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2004 Notable Books for Children

These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger Readers…

Brubeck, Dave

(Encyclopedia) Brubeck, Dave (David Warren Brubeck) Brubeck, Dave br&oomacr;ˈbĕk [key…

Morgenthau, Robert Morris

(Encyclopedia) Morgenthau, Robert Morris, , 1919-2009, b. New York, N.Y, Amherst College (B.A., 1941); Yale Univ. Law School (J.D., 1948). He was the…

Triborough Bridge

(Encyclopedia) Triborough Bridge, New York City: see Robert F. Kennedy Bridge.

California

Capital: Sacramento State abbreviation/Postal code: Calif./CA Governor: Jerry Brown, D (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Gavin Newsom, D…

Notable U.S. Supreme Court Justices

Thurgood Marshall See also Jurists Members of the Supreme Court People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Supreme Court: Chief Justices, Landmark Cases, and…

Freeman, Orville Lothrop

(Encyclopedia) Freeman, Orville Lothrop, 1918–2003, American political figure, b. Minneapolis. In World War II he served in the U.S. marine corps, was severely wounded, and was discharged with the…

Eden, Anthony, 1st earl of Avon

(Encyclopedia) Eden, Anthony, 1st earl of Avon Eden, Anthony, 1st earl of Avon āˈvən [key], 1897–1977, British…

Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3d earl of

(Encyclopedia) Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3d earl of, 1671–1713, English philosopher. The philosopher John Locke, adviser to the 1st earl, his grandfather, was in charge of Shaftesbury's…

McGovern, George Stanley

(Encyclopedia) McGovern, George StanleyMcGovern, George Stanleyməgŭvˈərn [key], 1922–2012, U.S. senator from South Dakota (1963–81), b. Avon, S.Dak. He was a decorated B-24 bomber pilot during World…