PEARSON, Herron Carney, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Taylor, Williamson County, Tex., July 31, 1890; moved to Jackson, Tenn., in 1891; attended the public and high schools; was…
First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Shannon Lisa Babb, 18, of Highland, Utah, for an environmental science project identifying the human impact to water quality along…
(Encyclopedia) Altus Altus ălˈtəs [key], city (2020 pop. 17,962), seat of Jackson co., SW Okla.; inc. 1907. The city's agricultural products include cotton, wheat, sorghum…
(Encyclopedia) MurphysboroMurphysboromûrˈfēzbûrˌə [key], city (1990 pop. 9,176), seat of Jackson co., S Ill., on the Big Muddy River; inc. 1867. It is a trade and distribution center for a fertile…
(Encyclopedia) Botany Bay, inlet, New South Wales, SE Australia, just S of Sydney. It was visited in 1770 by James Cook, who proclaimed British sovereignty over the east coast of Australia. The site…
DUNGAN, James Irvine, a Representative from Ohio; born in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pa., May 29, 1844; attended the common schools; received an academic education at the local academy at…
(Encyclopedia) breakfast cereal, a food made from grain, commonly eaten in the morning. The oldest type of cereal, known as porridge or gruel, requires cooking in water or milk. The modern breakfast…
(Encyclopedia) Blair, Francis Preston, 1791–1876, American journalist and politician, b. Abingdon, Va. Through the Frankfort, Ky., journal Argus of Western America, which he edited with Amos Kendall…
