Senate Years of Service: 1964-1976Party: DemocratMONDALE, Walter Frederick, a Senator from Minnesota and Vice President of the United States; born in Ceylon, Martin County, Minn., January 5,…
Senate Years of Service: 1959-1980Party: DemocratMUSKIE, Edmund Sixtus, a Senator from Maine; born in Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, March 28, 1914; attended the public schools; graduated from…
vice president of the United StatesBorn: Jan. 30, 1941Birthplace: Lincoln, Neb. President George W. Bush turned to a seasoned Washington insider to be his second in command. The vice president has…
(Encyclopedia) Kurusu, SaburoKurusu, Saburosäˌb&oomacr;rōˈ k&oomacr;r&oomacr;ˈs&oomacr; [key], 1886–1954, Japanese career diplomat. As ambassador to Germany from 1939 to 1941, he…
(Encyclopedia) Margaret of Scotland, Saint, d. 1093, queen consort of Malcolm III and sister of Edgar Atheling. She was married to Malcolm c.1070. A deeply religious woman, she worked to replace the…
(Encyclopedia) NasebyNasebynāzˈbē [key], village, Northamptonshire, central England, near Northampton. Nearby, on June 14, 1645, the parliamentarians under Sir Thomas Fairfax of Cameron and Oliver…
(Encyclopedia) Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC), former U.S. government agency established in 1933 to help stabilize real estate that had depreciated during the depression and to refinance the…
(Encyclopedia) Donati, Giovanni BattistaDonati, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä dōnäˈtē [key], 1826–73, Italian astronomer, b. Pisa. Serving as director of the Florence Observatory from 1864, he…
(Encyclopedia) Currie, Sir Arthur William, 1875–1933, Canadian commander in World War I. He made a distinguished record for himself in World War I as a brigade and division commander, particularly at…
(Encyclopedia) Barnabas, SaintBarnabas, Saintbärˈnəbəs [key], Christian apostle. He was a Cypriot and a relative of St. Mark; his forename was Joseph. Several passages in the New Testament relate…
