(Encyclopedia) Warwick, Richard Neville, earl ofWarwick, Richard Neville, earl ofnĕvˈəl [key]Warwick, Richard Neville, earl of, wŏrˈĭk [key], 1428–71, English nobleman, called the Kingmaker. Through…
Senate Years of Service: 1933-1954Party: DemocratMcCARRAN, Patrick Anthony (Pat), a Senator from Nevada; born in Reno, Nev., August 8, 1876; attended the public schools and the University of…
Senate Years of Service: 1859-1861Party: DemocratLANE, Joseph, (father of La Fayette Lane and grandfather of Harry Lane), a Delegate and a Senator from Oregon; born in Buncombe County, N.C.,…
The Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open tournaments make up tennis's “Grand Slam.”In 1985, Germany's Boris Becker won the first of his three Wimbledon tournaments at age 17.As an…
1985 Ronald Reagan, 73, takes oath for second term as 40th president (Jan. 20). General Westmoreland settles libel action against CBS (Feb. 18). Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher addresses…
WISE, Henry Alexander, (father of John Sergeant Wise and Richard Alsop Wise and uncle of George Douglas Wise), a Representative from Virginia; born in Drummondtown, Accomack County, Va.,…
(Encyclopedia) Elizabeth, 1900–2002, queen consort of George VI of Great Britain, mother of Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, b. London. She was Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon until her marriage (1923…
(Encyclopedia) Huggins, Sir William, 1824–1910, English astronomer. Using a spectroscope, he began to study the chemical constitution of stars from the observatory attached to his home in Tulse Hill…
(Encyclopedia) Neale, John MasonNeale, John Masonnēl [key], 1818–66, English clergyman, historian, and hymn writer, grad. Trinity College, Cambridge, 1840. An enthusiastic supporter of the High…
(Encyclopedia) Macdonald, Ross, pseud. of Kenneth Millar, 1915–83, American novelist, b. Los Gatos, Calif. He was educated in Canada and at the Univ. of Michigan. Macdonald's mystery novels center on…
