(Encyclopedia) torpedo boat, small fast warship built specially for using the torpedo as a means of attack. The first modern torpedo boat was the Lightning, built for the British navy in 1877 by the…
(Encyclopedia) Tower of London, ancient fortress in London, England, just east of the City and on the north bank of the Thames, covering about 13 acres (5.3 hectares). Now used mainly as a museum, it…
(Encyclopedia) Suffolk, Henry Grey, duke of, d. 1554, English nobleman. He became 3d marquess of Dorset on his father's death (1530), and in 1534 he married Frances, daughter of Charles Brandon, duke…
American poetBorn: September 20, 1928Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. Former Poet Laureate of the U.S., Donald Hall is known for his descriptions of rural landscape -- often…
(Ilynea Lydia Mironoff)actressBorn: 7/26/1945Birthplace: London, England An intelligent, versatile actress, Mirren performed on the British stage during the 1960s and 1970s, playing Ophelia,…
NICHOLLS, John Calhoun, a Representative from Georgia; born in Clinton, Jones County, Ga., April 25, 1834; attended private schools and was graduated from the College of William and Mary,…
INGE, Samuel Williams, (nephew of William Marshall Inge), a Representative from Alabama; born in Warren County, N.C., on February 22, 1817; moved to Greene County, Ala.; attended the public…
Senate Years of Service: 1842-1843Party: DemocratWILCOX, Leonard, (son of Jeduthun Wilcox), a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Hanover, N.H., January 29, 1799; graduated from Dartmouth…
WALLACE, William Henson, a Delegate from the Territories of Washington and Idaho; born in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, July 19, 1811; attended the common schools of Indiana; studied law; was…
