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Zodiac Signs of the Presidents

The Question: What zodiac sign have the most presidents been born under? The Answer: It is a tie. There have been five Scorpio (Oct.…

Goldberg, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Goldberg, Arthur, 1908–90, American labor lawyer and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1962–65), b. Chicago. He received his law degree from Northwestern Univ. in…

Abbott, George

(Encyclopedia) Abbott, George, 1887–1995, American theatrical producer, director, and playwright, b. Forestville, N.Y. He began (1913) in the theater as an actor and, during a career that spanned…

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Ralph NaderJacques NeckerArthur NegusWalter Loomis NewberryJohn NewberyMontagu Collet, NormanSir Dudley NorthWilliam Richard Morris, NuffieldAdolph S. OchsBertil OhlinScott Oki Frank Ward O'…

Gloucester, Humphrey, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Gloucester, Humphrey, duke of, 1391–1447, English nobleman; youngest son of Henry IV and Mary de Bohun. He was well educated and had a great interest in humanist scholarship. After the…

Helen Thomas

White House correspondentBorn: 8/4/1920Birthplace: Winchester, Kentucky After graduating from Wayne University, Thomas went to Washington, DC. In 1943 she began working for United Press…

Karen McCARTHY, Congress, MO (1947-2010)

McCARTHY, Karen, a Representative from Missouri; born in Haverhill, Essex County, Mass., March 18, 1947; graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School, Shawnee Mission, Kans., 1965; B.A.,…

James Floyd BREEDING, Congress, KS (1901-1977)

BREEDING, James Floyd, a Representative from Kansas; born near Robinson, Brown County, Kans., September 28, 1901; educated in grade schools, Moonlight, Dickinson County, Kans., and Berryton…

James Ralph SASSER, Congress, TN (1936)

Senate Years of Service: 1977-1995Party: DemocratSASSER, James Ralph, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., September 30, 1936; attended the public schools of…