Senate Years of Service: 1959-1968Party: DemocratBARTLETT, Edward Lewis (Bob), a Delegate from the Territory of Alaska and a Senator from Alaska; born in Seattle, King County, Wash., April 20…
film directorDied: April 4, 2007 (Los Angeles, California) Best Known as: director of the film "A Christmas Story" Hollywood director best known for his 1983 film…
French soldierDied: Oct. 13, 2007 (Paris, France) Best Known as: French soldier and mercenary Legendary French soldier involved in coups and mercenary activities…
musicianBorn: October 16, 1960Birthplace: Malone, New York While attending Macalester College and living in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Mould met drummer / singer Grant…
actor, screenwriter Born: 8/4/1955Birthplace: Hot Springs, Arkansas After a long stint as a low-profile actor and screenwriter, Thornton careened to stardom for writing, directing, and acting in…
(Encyclopedia) Ollivant, Alfred, 1874–1927, English novelist. He wrote the classic dog story Bob, Son of Battle (1898), published in England as Owd Bob. Other works include The Gentleman (1908), The…
(Encyclopedia) Crosby, BingCrosby, Bingkrôzˈbē [key], 1903–77, American singer and film actor, b. Tacoma, Wash., as Harry Lillis Crosby. He sang with dance bands from 1925 to 1930 and in 1931 began…
(Encyclopedia) pendulum, a mass, called a bob, suspended from a fixed point so that it can swing in an arc determined by its momentum and the force of gravity. The length of a pendulum is the…
(Encyclopedia) Maginn, WilliamMaginn, Williamməgĭnˈ [key], 1793–1842, Irish writer. Some of his best stories and essays appeared in Blackwood's Magazine. His short story “Bob Burke's Duel with Ensign…
(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…
