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Robinson-Patman Act

(Encyclopedia) Robinson-Patman Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1936 to supplement the Clayton Antitrust Act. The act, advanced by Congressman Wright Patman, forbade any person or firm engaged in…

Shelby, Joseph Orville

(Encyclopedia) Shelby, Joseph Orville, 1830–97, Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War, b. Lexington, Ky. He made a considerable fortune in rope manufacturing in Kentucky and…

Bartlesville

(Encyclopedia) Bartlesville Bartlesville bärˈtəlzvĭl [key], city (2020 pop. 37,290), seat of Washington co., NE Okla…

Selected Fashion Designers and Models

Oleg Cassini See also Notable Women Designers and Models People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Fashion Timeline What is Haute Couture? History of Costume Fashion and…

Grant Show

actorBorn: 2/27/1962Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan Best known for his role as Jake Hanson on the nighttime soap Melrose Place (1992–97), Show received his training at the London Academy of Music and…

LZR Racer

The world's fastest swim suit by Elizabeth Olson The LZR © SpeedoIt uses NASA technology, is ultrasonically fused together, and is called the Laser. A new type of weapon? The latest…

Anderson, Clinton Presba

(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Clinton Presba, 1895–1975, U.S. government official and senator, b. Centerville, S.Dak. He had a newspaper and insurance background before he served New Mexico as treasurer (…

Petty, Sir William

(Encyclopedia) Petty, Sir William, 1623–87, English statistician and physician. He was a founder of the Royal Society and was physician general to the army of Ireland in 1652. Petty's survey of the…

Rawlings, Jerry John

(Encyclopedia) Rawlings, Jerry John (Jeremiah John Rawlings), 1947–2020, Ghanaian political leader. Of Scottish and Ghanaian descent, Rawlings attended military schools throughout his early life,…