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Stern, Robert A. M.

(Encyclopedia) Stern, Robert A. M. (Robert Arthur Morton Stern), 1939–, American architect, b. New York City. He studied architecture at Yale Univ., became a practicing architect in the mid-1960s,…

Cape May

(Encyclopedia) Cape May, city (2020 pop. 3,374), Cape May co., S N.J., on Cape May peninsula and the Atlantic Ocean; settled in the 1600s, inc. 1857.…

Cary, Joyce

(Encyclopedia) Cary, Joyce (Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary), 1888–1957, English author. From 1910 to 1920 he served as an administrator and soldier in Nigeria. Several of his early works, including Mister…

2006 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…

Notable Economists

Beatrice Potter Webb See also Three Economists and Their Theories People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Overview of Economics GDP and Consumers, Investors,…

Movies and Film: The Lean Years

The Lean YearsMovies and FilmBritish Film HistoryThe BeginningsShooting (in) the WarThe Lean YearsEngland's Left Foot: Irish Cinema In the decades following World War II, the British film industry…

Historical Site Locations

…is Count Dracula's castle? In the Transylvania region of Romania. The castle where the historical Dracula was born still stands in the town of Sighisoara. …is a whole country a desert? There…

Boston, Mass.

Mayor: Marty Walsh (to Jan. 2018)2010 census population (rank): 617,594 (22); Male: 295,951 (47.1%); Female, 321,643 (52.9%); White: 333,033 (53.9%); Black: 150,437 (22.4%); American Indian and…

2015 Nobel Prize Winners

Related Links Nobel Prize History Nobel Prize History Quiz Nobel Peace Prize Winners Quiz Women Nobel Prize Winners Quiz…

Timothy Otis HOWE, Congress, WI (1816-1883)

Senate Years of Service: 1861-1879Party: RepublicanHOWE, Timothy Otis, a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, February 24, 1816; attended the common schools…