(Encyclopedia) katydid, common name of certain large, singing, winged insects belonging to the long-horned grasshopper family (Tettigoniidae) in the order Orthoptera. Katydids are green or,…
The following table lists the rank, title, artist, and sales data for each of the top ten selling digital songs in the United States during 2008. Rank Title, Artist…
(Encyclopedia) Rodgers, Christopher Raymond Perry, 1819–92, American naval officer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Appointed midshipman in 1833, he served in the Mexican War. In the Civil War he took part in the…
Senate Years of Service: 1837-1843Party: DemocratSMITH, Perry, a Senator from Connecticut; born in Woodbury, Conn., May 12, 1783; completed preparatory studies; studied law at the Litchfield…
BELMONT, Perry, (brother of Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont), a Representative from New York; born in New York City December 28, 1851; attended Everest Military Academy, Hamden, Conn., and was…
PERRY, Eli, a Representative from New York; born in Cambridge, Washington County, N.Y., December 25, 1799; attended the common schools; engaged in business in Albany, N.Y., in 1827 and…
PERRY, Nehemiah, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn., March 30, 1816; educated at the Wesleyan Seminary of Ridgefield; clerked in a store in Norwalk,…
