(Encyclopedia) TenochtitlánTenochtitlántānōchtētlänˈ [key], ancient city in the central valley of Mexico. The capital of the Aztec, it was founded (c.a.d. 1345) on a marshy island in Lake Texcoco. It…
(Encyclopedia) Balkan Wars, 1912–13, two short wars, fought for the possession of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire. The outbreak of the Italo-Turkish War for the possession of Tripoli (…
(Encyclopedia) Ben-Gurion, DavidBen-Gurion, Davidbĕn-g&oomacr;ˈrēŏn [key], 1886–1973, Israeli statesman, b. Plońsk, Poland, as David Grün. He settled in Palestine in 1906, but lived for periods…
ATKINS, John DeWitt Clinton, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Manlyâs Chapel, Henry County, Tenn., June 4, 1825; attended a private school in Paris, Tenn., and was graduated from…
Senate Years of Service: 1957-1957; 1961-1961Party: Democrat; DemocratBLAKLEY, William Arvis, a Senator from Texas; born in Miami Station, Saline County, Mo., November 17, 1898; moved with his…
Senate Years of Service: 1989-2007Party: Republican; IndependentJEFFORDS, James Merrill, a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Rutland, Rutland County, Vt., May 11, 1934;…
MAJORS, Thomas Jefferson, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Libertyville, Jefferson County, Iowa, June 25, 1841; attended the common and select schools of Libertyville and the Nebraska…
HOFFMAN, Harold Giles, a Representative from New Jersey; born in South Amboy, N.J., February 7, 1896; attended the public schools, and was graduated from the South Amboy High School in 1913;…
MORGAN, George Washington, a Representative from Ohio; born in Washington, Pa., September 20, 1820; attended Washington (now Washington and Jefferson) College, Washington, Pa., until 1836;…
