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Harry Richard SHEPPARD, Congress, CA (1885-1969)

SHEPPARD, Harry Richard, a Representative from California; born in Mobile, Ala., January 10, 1885; attended the public schools; studied law; employed in transportation department of the Santa…

Periodic Table of the Elements: Strontium

(Encyclopedia) Periodic Table of the Elements: Strontium Atomic Number: 38 Atomic Symbol: Sr Strontium Atomic Weight: 87.62 Electron Configuration: 2 · 8 · 18 8 · 2

Francis Eugene WALTER, Congress, PA (1894-1963)

WALTER, Francis Eugene, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., May 26, 1894; attended the public schools, preparatory school at Princeton, N.J., Lehigh…

Woonsocket

(Encyclopedia) WoonsocketWoonsocketw&oomacr;nsŏkˈĭt, w&oobreve;n– [key], city (1990 pop. 43,877), Providence co., N R.I., on both sides of the Blackstone River; settled c.1666, set off from…

Presidential Rankings

Presidential surveys on the web by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Five Best Presidents Abraham Lincoln Franklin Delano RooseveltGeorge WashingtonTheodore RooseveltHarry S. TrumanFive Worst Presidents…

Griffey, Ken, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Griffey, Ken, Jr. (George Kenneth Griffey, Jr.), 1969–, American baseball player, b. Donora, Pa. The son of a veteran outfielder, he joined the Seattle Mariners of the American League…

Maddox, Lester G.

(Encyclopedia) Maddox, Lester G. (Lester Garfield Maddox, Sr), 1915–2003, U.S. public official, governor of Georgia (1967–71), b. Atlanta. He achieved national notoriety in 1964 when he drove African…