Washington, D.C.Designed in 1903 by Daniel Burnham photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Union Station in Washington, D.C.…
Philadelphia, Pa.Designed in 1909 by Daniel Burnham by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Wanamakers Department Store as one of…
financial speculatorBorn: 4/1/1834Birthplace: Bennington, Vt. Known as the “Barnum of Wall Street” in part for his childhood job in a circus, but more for his flamboyant approach to business, he…
MARLENEE, Ronald Charles, a Representative from Montana; born in Scobey, Daniels County, Mont., August 8, 1935; educated in the public schools of Daniels County; attended: Montana State…
actressBorn: 3/9/1964Birthplace: Paris, France Though known to American audiences first for her Academy Award winning performance as supporting actress in The English Patient (1996), the French…
(Encyclopedia) Heckman, James Joseph, 1944– American economist, b. Chicago, Ill., Ph.D. Princeton, 1971. He has taught at the Univ. of Chicago since 1973. Heckman shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in…
(Encyclopedia) Hardin, John, 1753–92, Native American fighter, b. Fauquier co., Va. He served in Lord Dunmore's War (1774) and was a noted member of Daniel Morgan's riflemen during the Revolution.…
(Encyclopedia) Kirkwood gaps, regions in the asteroid belt within which few asteroids are found. Astronomer Daniel Kirkwood first observed (1886) that few asteroids had an orbital period close to 1…
(Encyclopedia) Webster, town (1990 pop. 16,196), Worcester co., S Mass., near the Conn. line; settled c.1713, set off from Dudley and Oxford and inc. 1832. The chief manufactures are clothing, lenses…
