PALMER, Alexander Mitchell, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near White Haven, Luzerne County, Pa., May 4, 1872; attended the public schools and prepared for college at the Moravian…
(Encyclopedia) citterncitternsĭtˈərn [key], stringed musical instrument of the guitar family having an oval body, a flat back, and a fretted neck. Its strings, made of wire and varying in number,…
(Encyclopedia) fiberglass, thread made from glass. It is made by forcing molten glass through a kind of sieve, thereby spinning it into threads. Fiberglass is strong, durable, and impervious to many…
(Encyclopedia) carding, process by which fibers are opened, cleaned, and straightened in preparation for spinning. The fingers were first used, then a tool of wood or bone shaped like a hand, then…
(Encyclopedia) silt, predominantly quartz mineral particles that are between sand size and clay size, i.e., between 1&fslsh;16 and 1&fslsh;256 mm (1&fslsh;406 –1&fslsh;6502 in.) in…
(Encyclopedia) Fogel, Robert William, 1926–2013, American economic historian, b. New York City, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1964. He taught at Univ. of Chicago (1964–75, 1981–2013) and Harvard (1975–81). In…
(Encyclopedia) Penderecki, KrzysztofPenderecki, Krzysztofkshĭshˈtôf pändĕrĕtsˈkē [key], 1933–2020, Polish composer. His music is characterized by unusual sonorities, and he devised his own system of…
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 8/3/2022
Pres. Alberto Angel Fernandez Vice Pres. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Chief of Cabinet Juan Luis Manzur Min.…
WATTERSON, Henry, (son of Harvey Magee Watterson and nephew of Stanley Matthews), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Washington, D.C., February 16, 1840; completed preparatory studies…
