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Guy Jacob SWOPE, Congress, PA (1892-1969)

SWOPE, Guy Jacob, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Meckville, Berks County, Pa., December 26, 1892; attended the public schools, Keystone State Teachers College, Kutztown, Pa., and…

DK History: The Depression

WHAT WAS THE WALL STREET CRASH? HOW WIDESPREAD WAS THE DEPRESSION? FIND OUT MOREAn economic depression is a period of falling prices, low production of goods, and high unemployment. The Great…

What is Haute Couture?

Uncovering the business of high fashion —David Johnson The term “haute couture” is French. Haute means “high” or “elegant.” Couture literally means “sewing,” but has come to indicate the business…

Chase Going WOODHOUSE, Congress, CT (1890-1984)

WOODHOUSE, Chase Going, a Representative from Connecticut; born March 3, 1890, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; graduated from Science Hill School, Shelbyville, Ky., 1908; graduated from…

rice

(Encyclopedia) rice, cereal grain (Oryza sativa) of the grass family (Graminae), probably native to the deltas of the great Asian rivers—the Ganges, the Chang (Yangtze), and the Tigris and Euphrates…

Women CEOs

Profiles of leading female CEOs and business executives Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay, speaking at the Intershop Open Conference in 1999. Top Female CEOs Brenda Barnes…

State Department Notes on Belarus

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Historical Highlights Government Economy Defense and Military Issues Foreign Relations U.S.-Belarusian Relations HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS…

Menger, Carl

(Encyclopedia) Menger, CarlMenger, Carlkärl mĕngˈər [key], 1840–1921, Austrian economist, a founder of the Austrian school of economics. He was professor of economics at the Univ. of Vienna from 1873…

Motion, Sir Andrew Peter

(Encyclopedia) Motion, Sir Andrew Peter, 1952–, English poet and biographer, poet laureate of England (1999–2009), grad. University College, Oxford (B.A., 1974; M.Litt., 1977). He writes poems that…

Roth, Alvin Elliot

(Encyclopedia) Roth, Alvin Elliot, 1951–, American economist, b. New York City, Ph.D Stanford, 1974. He has been a professor in economics and business administration at the Univ. of Illinois (1974–82…