(Encyclopedia) trailing arbutus,&sp;Mayflower, or ground laurel, one of the best-loved American wildflowers, said by Whittier to have been the first blossom seen on these shores by the Pilgrims (…
Many Americans eat too much and don’t exercise enough. If you have a hard time believing that, look around. About 16% of kids ages 12 to 19 are obese and 30% are overweight. As for adults, 31% are…
(Encyclopedia) DiophantusDiophantusdīəfănˈtəs [key], fl. a.d. 250, Greek algebraist. He pioneered in solving a type of indeterminate algebraic equation where one seeks integer values for the unknowns…
(Encyclopedia) Halifax, urban area, Calderdale metropolitan district, central England, on the Hebble, a small tributary of the Calder River. Halifax is…
ROBINSON, John Buchanan, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Allegheny City, Pa., May 23, 1846; studied with a private tutor at the University of Pittsburgh, and Amherst (Mass.)…
MOORE, Joseph Hampton, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J., March 8, 1864; attended the common schools; studied law; reporter on the Philadelphia…
(Encyclopedia) Newhouse, Samuel Irving, 1895–1979, American newspaper and magazine publisher, b. New York City as Solomon Neuhaus, known generally as Sam. From 1922 to the 1970s, his Advance…
(Encyclopedia) Macarthur, Mary Reid, 1880–1921, British labor organizer, b. Glasgow, Scotland. Working in her father's draper's shop, she became prominent in the shop assistants' union. As the…
Senate Years of Service: 1890-1893Party: DemocratCARLISLE, John Griffin, a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Campbell (now Kenton) County, Ky., September 5, 1834; attended…
(Encyclopedia) Holst, GustavHolst, Gustavhŏlst [key], 1874–1934, English composer, studied at the Royal College of Music. Grieg, Richard Strauss, and Ralph Vaughan Williams influenced his early work…
