(Encyclopedia) Hays, city (2020 pop. 21,116), seat of Ellis co., W central Kans.; inc. 1885. It is a rail, trade, and medical center in a grain, cattle…
(Encyclopedia) Cheviot HillsCheviot Hillschĕvˈēət, chēvˈ– [key], range, c.35 mi (56 km) long, extending along part of the border between Scotland and England. The highest point is The Cheviot (2,676…
(Encyclopedia) NikkoNikkonēkˈkō [key], town (2011 est. pop. 91,000), Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, partially in Nikko National Park. Mergers with surrounding municipalities, including…
(Encyclopedia) West Orange, town (1990 pop. 39,103), Essex co., NE N.J., a residential suburb of Newark; set off from Orange 1862, inc. 1900. “Glenmont,” Thomas Edison's home in Llewellyn Park, and…
business executive, conservationistBorn: 5/26/1910Birthplace: New York City The third of five sons of John D Rockefeller, Jr., he seems to have inherited his grandfather's business acumen. Having…
Learn about the heroes of the American civil rights movement, including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, and more.
by Borgna Brunner Rosa Parks,…
ADDABBO, Joseph Patrick, a Representative from New York; born in Ozone Park, Queens County, N.Y., March 17, 1925; attended Public School 59, Boysâ High School, Brooklyn, and City College of…
GALLEGLY, Elton W., a Representative from California; born in Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 7, 1944; graduated from Huntington Park High School, Huntington Park, Calif.,…
