Senate Years of Service: 1807-1815Party: Democratic RepublicanROBINSON, Jonathan, (brother of Moses Robinson), a Senator from Vermont; born in Hardwick, Mass., August 11, 1756; received a…
WEISS, Samuel Arthur, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Krotowocz, Poland, April 15, 1902; immigrated to the United States in 1903 with his parents, who settled in Glassport, Pa.;…
rock group The group's album, Licensed to Ill (1986) spawned the hit “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)” and went quintuple platinum, fueled by cross-over interest from both the band's…
(Encyclopedia) Moabite stoneMoabite stonemōˈəbītˌ [key], ancient slab of stone erected in 850 b.c. by King Mesha of Moab; it contains a long inscription commemorating a victory in his revolt against…
(Encyclopedia) Krauskopf, JosephKrauskopf, Josephkrousˈkŏpf [key], 1858–1923, American rabbi and humanitarian, b. Prussia. He went to the United States in 1872, enrolling (1875) in the first class of…
(Encyclopedia) Aumann, Robert John, American-Israeli mathematician, b. Frankfurt, Germany, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955. He immigrated with his family to the United States in…
(Encyclopedia) AaronAaronârˈən [key], in the Bible, the brother of Moses and his spokesman in Egypt, and the first high priest of the Hebrews. He is presented as the instrument of God in performing…
(Encyclopedia) GeshurGeshurgēˈshər [key] or GeshuriGeshurgĕshˈy&oomacr;rī, gĕshy&oomacr;ˈrī [key], in the Bible. 1 Small Aramaic kingdom that remained in the territory allotted to Manasseh.…
(Encyclopedia) Judah, in the Bible, the southern of the two kingdoms remaining after the division of the kingdom of the Jews that occurred under Rehoboam. The northern kingdom, Israel, was…
