(Encyclopedia) KislovodskKislovodskkēsləvôtskˈ [key] [Rus.,=sour water], city (1989 pop. 114,000), S European Russia, in the N Caucasus Mts. It is a famous health resort with mineral springs,…
(Encyclopedia) RotoruaRotoruarōtər&oomacr;ˈə [key], city (1996 pop. 52,953), central North Island, New Zealand. It is a popular tourist area with nearby lakes and hot springs. The area is also…
This glossary of Norse Mythology gives brief descriptions of the many characters involved in the stories and legends of Norse mythology. Aesir: Chief gods of Asgard.Andvari: Dwarf; robbed of…
(Encyclopedia) Anthony, Susan Brownell, 1820–1906, American reformer and leader of the woman-suffrage movement, b. Adams, Mass.; daughter of Daniel Anthony, Quaker abolitionist. From the age of 17,…
Senate Years of Service: 1933-1938Party: DemocratMcADOO, William Gibbs, a Senator from California; born on a farm near Marietta, Cobb County, Ga., October 31, 1863; attended the rural schools…
Senate Years of Service: 1953-1960Party: DemocratKENNEDY, John Fitzgerald, (brother of Edward M. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, grandson of John Francis Fitzgerald, and uncle of Joseph Patrick…
Senate Years of Service: 1965-1968Party: DemocratKENNEDY, Robert Francis, (brother of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Edward Moore Kennedy, grandson of John Francis Fitzgerald, uncle of Patrick J…
Senate Years of Service: 1968-2009Party: RepublicanSTEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted), a Senator from Alaska; born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 18, 1923; attended Oregon State…
