May 8 marks the day of victory for Allies in World War II The London Daily Mirror, May, 8, 1945 On Mar. 7, 1945, the Western Allies—whose chief commanders in the field were…
The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…
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(Encyclopedia) Khrushchev, Nikita SergeyevichKhrushchev, Nikita Sergeyevichnyĭkēˈtə syĭrgāˈyəvĭch khr&oobreve;schôfˈ [key], 1894–1971, Soviet Communist leader, premier of the USSR (1958–64), and…
surgeon, advocate of dietary reformBorn: 2/26/1852Birthplace: Tyrone Township, Mich. After studying medicine at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, he worked at a sanitarium in Battle Creek,…
The Question: I have researched literally hundreds of articles and cannot find the names of the seven senators on the Senate Watergate Committee. Can you…
Indicate, by three spaced points, omission of words or sentences within quoted matter: Equipped by education to rule in the nineteenth century, … he lived and reigned in Russia in the twentieth…
BILLMEYER, Alexander, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Liberty Township, Montour County, Pa., January 7, 1841; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…
PASTOR, Edward López, a Representative from Arizona; born in Claypool, Gila County, Ariz., June 28, 1943; B.A., Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz., 1966; J.D., Arizona State College of Law,…
