CHILTON, Thomas, (grandfather of Horace Chilton), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., July 30, 1798; attended the common schools in Paris, Ky.; studied…
Jason Schwartzman's Max Fischer is a jack of all trades, but is he competent at any? Many struggling filmmakers would agree. Anderson advanced from the micro-budgeted Rocket to the high-profile…
MILLER, Daniel Fry, a Representative from Iowa; born in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., October 4, 1814; moved with his parents to Wayne County, Ohio, in 1816; attended the public schools;…
Children's book authorBorn: Feb. 10, 1930Birthplace: New York, N.Y. Born in New York City, Elaine Lobl grew up in small towns in Pennsylvania. She was the first member of her family to attend…
(Encyclopedia) WoburnWoburnw&oomacr;ˈbərn [key], city (1990 pop. 35,943), Middlesex co., NE Mass.; settled 1640, inc. as a city 1888. Formerly a major center for tanneries, the city has…
(Encyclopedia) Thomson or Thompson, Mortimer Neal, 1831–75, American journalist and humorist who used the pseudonym Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P.B., b. Riga, N.Y. He joined the staff of the New York…
(Encyclopedia) Ross, Betsy, 1752–1836, American seamstress, b. Philadelphia. Her full name was Elizabeth Griscom Ross Ashburn Claypoole. She is known to have made flags during the American Revolution…
(Encyclopedia) Challenger expedition, British oceanographic expedition under the direction of the Scottish professor Charles Wyville Thompson and the British naturalist Sir John Murray. Taking place…
(Encyclopedia) Mitford, Nancy, 1904–73, English novelist and biographer, b. London. She managed a London bookshop during World War II and moved to Paris in 1945. Mitford and her five celebrated and…
