(Encyclopedia) decathlondecathlondĭkăthˈlŏn [key], in modern Olympic games, a contest for men held over two days and composed of 10 track-and-field events. It consists of the long jump; the high jump…
(Encyclopedia) bobwhite, common name for an American henlike bird of the family Phasianidae, which also includes the pheasant and the partridge. The eastern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) is…
OâCONNOR, Charles, a Representative from Oklahoma; born on a farm near Edina, Knox County, Mo., October 26, 1878; attended the rural schools; was graduated from the State Teachersâ College…
O’CONNOR, Charles, a Representative from Oklahoma; born on a farm near Edina, Knox County, Mo., October 26, 1878; attended the rural schools; was graduated from the State Teachers’ College,…
Senate Years of Service: 2005-2009Party: DemocratSALAZAR, Kenneth Lee, (brother of John Salazar), a Senator from Colorado; born in Alamosa, Colorado, March 2, 1955; B.A., political science,…
TIERNEY, William Laurence, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn., August 6, 1876; attended the public schools; was graduated from Fordham University, New…
PRICE, Hugh Hiram, (son of William Thompson Price), a Representative from Wisconsin; born at Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wis., December 2, 1859; attended the grade and high schools, and…
(Madame C. J. Walker)businesswoman, philanthropistBorn: 12/23/1867Birthplace: Delta, La. After a series of bereavements that left her orphaned at 6 and widowed at 20, she and her daughter A'Lelia…
BASS, Lyman Kidder, a Representative from New York; born in the town of Alden, Erie County, N.Y., November 13, 1836; attended the common schools and was graduated from Union College,…
