(Encyclopedia) streetcar, small, self-propelled railroad car, similar to the type used in rapid-transit systems, that operates on tracks running through city streets and is used to carry passengers.…
(Encyclopedia) Teesside, former county borough, NE England, at the mouth of the Tees River. Teesside was created in 1968 by the merger of the county borough of Middlesbrough; the municipal boroughs…
(Encyclopedia) White, Edward Douglass, 1845–1921, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1894–1910), 9th chief justice of the United States (1910–21), b. Lafourche parish, La. He attended the…
(Encyclopedia) Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830–93, American politician, b. West Brownsville, Pa.
As Secretary of State, Blaine was particularly energetic in fostering closer relations with the Latin…
doctorBorn: February 14, 1911Died: February 11, 2009 (Pennsylvania, USA) Best Known as: pioneering doctor Dr. Willem J. Kolff invented the first artificial kidney…
stockbrokerBorn: 1932Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Siebert attended Western Reserve University (now known as Case Western) but dropped out after two years when her father got cancer. In 1954 she…
conductorBorn: 6/26/1933Birthplace: Milan, Italy Born into a family of musicians, Abbado began his musical training at an early age. In 1958, he won the Koussevitzky conducting prize at the…
BARLOW, Charles Averill, a Representative from California; born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 17, 1858; attended the common schools; moved to Ventura, Calif., in 1875 and to San Luis Obispo County…
DIAZ-BALART, Lincoln, (brother of Mario Diaz-Balart), a Representative from Florida; born in Havana, Cuba, August 13, 1954; graduated from the American School of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 1972; B.A.,…
CAUSEY, John Williams, a Representative from Delaware; born in Milford, Kent County, Del., September 19, 1841; attended a private school and Albany Academy, New York, and was graduated from…
