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Donald Holst CLAUSEN, Congress, CA (1923)

CLAUSEN, Donald Holst, a Representative from California; born in Ferndale, Humboldt County, Calif., April 27, 1923; graduated from elementary and high schools of Ferndale; attended San Jose (…

Harold Dunbar COOLEY, Congress, NC (1897-1974)

COOLEY, Harold Dunbar, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Nashville, Nash County, N.C., July 26, 1897; attended the public schools; attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel…

Olympic Scandal

Looking for information about the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin? Five-Ring Circus Bribery scandal tarnishes Olympic gold by Gerry Brown President Juan Antonio Samaranch.IT'S BEEN…

Fo, Dario

(Encyclopedia) Fo, Dario, 1926–2016, Italian playwright, actor, and director, b. Leggiuno Sangiano. Fo developed a sharp and irreverent satirical farce influenced by Bertholt Brecht and Antonio…

DK Science & Technology: Transportation

WHAT IS A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM? HOW EFFICIENT ARE DIFFERENT FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION? WHAT IS A SCIENTIST’S ROLE IN TRANSPORTATION? HOW ARE AIRCRAFT CONTROLLED IN THE AIR? CONGESTIONFREIGHTROAD…

The "Fort Pillow Massacre"

The Question: Was the Union army in control of Fort Pillow before it was attacked during the Civil War? Were they flying the "black flag"? If so, what does that flag mean…

James A. ROE, Congress, NY (1896-1967)

ROE, James A., a Representative from New York; born in Flushing, Queens County, N.Y., July 9, 1896; attended the public and parochial schools; studied law, engineering, and accounting; was…

Andrew Lawrence SOMERS, Congress, NY (1895-1949)

SOMERS, Andrew Lawrence, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 21, 1895; attended St. Teresa’s Academy in Brooklyn, Brooklyn College Preparatory School, Manhattan…

David BROOKS, Congress, NY (1756-1838)

BROOKS, David, a Representative from New York; born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1756; attended the public schools; during the Revolutionary War entered the Continental Army as a lieutenant in the…