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Saluki

(Encyclopedia) SalukiSalukisəl&oomacr;ˈkē [key], breed of tall, slender hound whose origins may be traced back to the Sumerian empire of 6000 b.c. It stands between 23 and 28 in. (58.4–71.1 cm)…

Peele, George

(Encyclopedia) Peele, George, 1558?–1597?, English playwright, educated at Oxford. He experimented in a variety of forms, including the pageant, history, pastoral, comedy, and melodrama, but his best…

James Mercer GARNETT, Congress, VA (1770-1843)

GARNETT, James Mercer, (brother of Robert Selden Garnett and grandfather of Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett), a Representative from Virginia; born at “Mount Pleasant,” near Loretto, Essex…

Louis Bertrand GOODALL, Congress, ME (1851-1935)

GOODALL, Louis Bertrand, a Representative from Maine; born in Winchester, Cheshire County, N.H., September 23, 1851; moved to Troy, N.H., with his parents in 1852; attended the common schools…

William Edward PURCELL, Congress, ND (1856-1928)

Senate Years of Service: 1910-1911Party: DemocratPURCELL, William Edward, a Senator from North Dakota; born in Flemington, Hunterdon County, N.J., August 3, 1856; attended the common schools;…

William Owen COWGER, Congress, KY (1922-1971)

COWGER, William Owen, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Hastings, Adams County, Nebr., January 1, 1922; attended Hastings High School; one year at Texas A.&M.; graduated from…

Catherine Small LONG, Congress, LA (1924)

LONG, Catherine Small, (wife of Gillis W. Long), a Representative from Louisiana; born in Dayton, Ohio, February 7, 1924; graduated from Camp Hill High School, Camp Hill, Pa., 1942; B.A.,…

Carolyn Cheeks KILPATRICK, Congress, MI (1945)

KILPATRICK, Carolyn Cheeks, a Representative from Michigan; born Carolyn Jean Cheeks in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 25, 1945; graduated from the High School of Commerce, Detroit, Mich…

Donna Shalala

educator, administrator, public officialBorn: 2/14/1941Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Though she's best known as the former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (1993–2000) under…