SKINNER, Harry, (brother of Thomas Gregory Skinner), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C., May 25, 1855; attended Hertford Academy and was…
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PACA, William, a Delegate from Maryland; born at âWye Hall,â near Abingdon, Queen Anne (now Harford) County, Md., October 31, 1740; was graduated from Philadelphia College in 1759; studied…
(Encyclopedia) Muziano, GirolamoMuziano, Girolamojērōˈlämō m&oomacr;tsyäˈnō [key], c.1528–1592, Italian mannerist painter, also known as Girolamo Bressano. His large painting, The Resurrection of…
(Encyclopedia) LeMond, Greg (Gregory James LeMond)LeMond, Gregləmŏndˈ [key], 1961–, American cyclist, b. Los Angeles. In 1986, LeMond became the first American to win the Tour de France, a three-week…
(Encyclopedia) Thomas of CelanoThomas of Celanochāläˈnō [key], fl. 13th cent., Italian Franciscan friar. One of the first companions of St. Francis, he wrote the two principal lives of St. Francis,…
ARTHUR, Chester Alan, a Vice President and 21st President of the United States; born in Fairfield, Franklin County, Vt., October 5, 1829; attended the public schools and graduated from Union…
(Encyclopedia) Notker LabeoNotker Labeonōtˈkər [key]Notker Labeoläˈbēō [key], c.950–1022, German monk, also known as Teŭtonĭcus. He was a teacher at St. Gall. Notker translated into Old High German…
(Encyclopedia) Pius IX, 1792–1878, pope (1846–78), an Italian named Giovanni M. Mastai-Ferretti, b. Senigallia; successor of Gregory XVI. He was cardinal and bishop of Imola when elected pope. For…
First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Mary Masterman, 17, Oklahoma City, for developing an accurate spectrograph that identifies the specific characteristics-or "…
