(Encyclopedia) MacMonnies, Frederick WilliamMacMonnies, Frederick Williamməkmŏnˈēz [key], 1863–1937, American sculptor and painter, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., studied with Augustus Saint-Gaudens and with…
Born: Sept. 14, 1940Basketball played in ACC, AAU, 1964 Olympics and ABA; 3- time assist leader (1968-70) and 3-time Coach of Year (1973,75-76) in ABA; coached ABA’s Carolina and Denver and NBA’s…
(Encyclopedia) GothamGothamgŏthˈəm [key], name for New York City first used by Washington Irving and others in the Salmagundi Papers, with satirical reference to Gotham, England, where the wise men…
(Encyclopedia) hairdressing, arranging of the hair for decorative, ceremonial, or symbolic reasons. Primitive men plastered their hair with clay and tied trophies and badges into it to represent…
WHITE, Sebastian Harrison, a Representative from Colorado; born on a farm near Maries County, Mo., December 24, 1864; attended the rural schools in Dallas County and the Marionville (Mo.)…
Senate Years of Service: 1919-1931Party: RepublicanPHIPPS, Lawrence Cowle, a Senator from Colorado; born in Amityville, Pa., August 30, 1862; moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1867…
Senate Years of Service: 1931-1937Party: DemocratCOSTIGAN, Edward Prentiss, a Senator from Colorado; born near Beaulahville, King William County, Va., July 1, 1874; moved to Colorado in 1877…
Senate Years of Service: 1879-1885Party: RepublicanHILL, Nathaniel Peter, a Senator from Colorado; born in Montgomery, Orange County, N.Y., February 18, 1832; attended Montgomery Academy and…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1921Party: DemocratTHOMAS, Charles Spalding, a Senator from Colorado; born in Darien, McIntosh County, Ga., December 6, 1849; attended private schools in Georgia…
(Encyclopedia) Cook, David J., 1840–1907, American law enforcement officer, b. near La Porte, Ind. He moved (1855) with his family to Kansas, went (1859) to the Colorado gold fields, and returned to…
