(Encyclopedia) jackrabbit, popular name for several hares of W North America, characterized by very long legs and ears. Jackrabbits are powerful jumpers and fast runners. In normal progress leaps are…
(Encyclopedia) HohenzollernHohenzollernhōˌən-tsôlˈərn [key], German princely family that ruled Brandenburg (1415–1918), Prussia (1525–1918), and Germany (1871–1918).
Originating in S Germany and…
Senate Years of Service: 1840-1841Party: DemocratANDERSON, Alexander Outlaw, (son of Joseph Anderson), a Senator from Tennessee; born at âSoldiersâ Rest,â Jefferson County, Tenn.,…
MAYNARD, Horace, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Westboro, Worcester County, Mass., August 30, 1814; attended the common schools of Westboro and the Millbury (Mass.) Academy, where he…
BURKE, Yvonne Brathwaite, a Representative from California; born Perle Yvonne Watson in Los Angeles, Calif., October 5, 1932; attended the public schools in Los Angeles; B.A., University of…
Senate Years of Service: 1931-1937Party: RepublicanDICKINSON, Lester Jesse, (cousin of Fred Dickinson Letts), a Representative and a Senator from Iowa; born in Derby, Lucas County, Iowa,…
(Encyclopedia) HohenstaufenHohenstaufenhōˌənshtouˈfən [key], German princely family, whose name is derived from the castle of Staufen built in 1077 by a Swabian count, Frederick. In 1079, Frederick…
(Encyclopedia) cat, name applied broadly to the carnivorous mammals constituting the family Felidae, and specifically to the domestic cat, Felis catus. The great roaring cats, the lion, tiger, and…
Clay and Pottery An ancient art by Phyllis McKee Clay on a potter's wheelSince the first piece of clay fell into a fire and was transformed into a glasslike material, people have…
