Senate Years of Service: 1950-1969Party: RepublicanCARLSON, Frank, a Representative and a Senator from Kansas; born in Concordia, Cloud County, Kans., January 23, 1893; attended the public…
Senate Years of Service: 1918-1925Party: RepublicanSPENCER, Selden Palmer, a Senator from Missouri; born in Erie, Pa., September 16, 1862; attended the public schools of Erie; graduated from…
For African-American authors and illustrators whose books promote the contributions to the American dream; given by the American Library Association. A separate award…
(Encyclopedia) rectifier, component of an electric circuit used to change alternating current to direct current. Rectifiers are made in various forms, all operating on the principle that current…
(Encyclopedia) Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854–1920, American disease and sanitation expert, surgeon general of the United States, b. Mobile, Ala., grad. Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1879. He…
(Encyclopedia) Emanuel, Rahm Israel, 1959–, American politician, b. Chicago, grad. Sarah Lawrence College (B.A., 1981), Northwestern Univ. (M.A., 1985). A seasoned Democratic power broker and skilled…
(Encyclopedia) calumet [Fr.,=reed], name given by the French to the peace pipe used by the indigenous people of North America for smoking tobacco; it consisted of a long, feathered stem, with or…
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1967Party: DemocratDOUGLAS, Paul Howard, (husband of Emily Taft Douglas), a Senator from Illinois; born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., March 26, 1892; attended…
