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Gage, Lyman Judson

(Encyclopedia) Gage, Lyman Judson, 1836–1927, American banker and cabinet member, b. Madison co., N.Y. He moved to Chicago in 1855 and from 1868 was associated with the First National Bank of Chicago…

Cummings, Homer Stillé

(Encyclopedia) Cummings, Homer Stillé, 1870–1956, American lawyer, U.S. Attorney General (1933–39), b. Chicago. He practiced law in Stamford, Conn., where he was mayor three times. He served as…

Fashion Designers

People in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by CategoryAdrian, Gilbert, fashion designer Armani, Giorgio, fashion designer Ashley, Laura, fashion designer and manufacturer Balenciaga, Cristóbal…

Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore (6,000 ft), in South Dakota, became a celebrated American landmark after sculptor Gutzon Borglum took on the project of carving into the side of it the heads of four…

Japanese Internment in World War II

During World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were under lock and key by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco and Shmuel Ross On February 19, 1942, soon after the beginning of World War II,…

Presidential Libraries

These are not traditional libraries, but rather repositories for preserving and making available the papers, records, and other historical materials of the presidents since Herbert Hoover. The…

Malcolm III

(Encyclopedia) Malcolm III (Malcolm Canmore), d. 1093, king of Scotland (1057–93), son of Duncan I; successor to Macbeth (d. 1057). It took him some years after Macbeth's death to regain the…

Wallace, Henry Agard

(Encyclopedia) Wallace, Henry Agard, 1888–1965, vice president of the United States (1941–45), b. Adair co., Iowa; grad. Iowa State Univ. He was (1910–24) associate editor of Wallaces' Farmer, an…

Ten Movies to Watch with Mom

Here are some movies to watch with mom on Mother's Day. by Jennie Wood Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for her role in The Blind Side Related Links Showbiz Moms…

Leahy, William Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Leahy, William Daniel, 1875–1959, American naval officer and diplomat, b. Hampton, Iowa. He served in the Spanish-American War, in the Philippines, then in Nicaragua (1912), in Haiti (…