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Maude Elizabeth KEE, Congress, WV (1895-1975)

KEE, Maude Elizabeth, (wife of John Kee and mother of James Kee), a Representative from West Virginia; born Maude Elizabeth Simpkins, in Radford, Montgomery County, Va., June 7, 1895; attended…

Nathan Philemon BRYAN, Congress, FL (1872-1935)

Senate Years of Service: 1911-1917Party: DemocratBRYAN, Nathan Philemon, (brother of William James Bryan), a Senator from Florida; born near Fort Mason, Orange (now Lake) County, Fla., April…

Murphy James FOSTER, Congress, LA (1849-1921)

Senate Years of Service: 1901-1913Party: DemocratFOSTER, Murphy James, a Senator from Louisiana; born in Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La., January 12, 1849; attended a preparatory school at…

Dianne FEINSTEIN, Congress, CA (1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1992- Party: Democrat FEINSTEIN, Dianne, a Senator from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., June 22, 1933; attended the San Francisco public schools and graduated…

1980 World History

Ronald Reagan(1911–2004)The Republican National Committee1980Six U.S. embassy aides escape from Iran with Canadian help (Jan. 29). F.B.I.'s undercover operation “Abscam” (for Arab scam) implicates…

The Lusitania

Sunk by German forces, the fated Cunard Liner contributed to anti-German sentiment before WWI Source: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition Copyright © 1993, Columbia University Press.…

DK Science: Cameras

PINHOLE CAMERAFILM CAMERAMILESTONES OF PHOTOGRAPHYPHOTOGRAPHIC FILMDIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHYFIND OUT MOREA camera is a device that records pictures. It consists of a sealed box that catches the light…

X Games Summer 1999

by John Gettings After two years in San Diego, the world's largest "alternative" sports competition is moving north to San Francisco for more biking, blading and boarding under the…

Geometry: Ratio, Proportion, and Geometric Means

Ratio, Proportion, and Geometric MeansGeometrySimilar TrianglesRatio, Proportion, and Geometric MeansProperties of Similar TrianglesThe Big Three Before you start analyzing similar triangles, you…