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John CARR, Congress, IN (1793-1845)

CARR, John, a Representative from Indiana; born in Uniontown, Perry County, Ind., April 9, 1793; moved with his parents to Clark County, Ind., in 1806; attended the public schools; fought in…

Yankton, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Yankton, city (1990 pop. 12,703), seat of Yankton co., extreme SE S.Dak., on the Missouri River; inc. 1869. A railroad and trade center in an agricultural region, it has grain…

William Morgan BECKNER, Congress, KY (1841-1910)

BECKNER, William Morgan, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Moorefield, Nichols County, Ky., June 19, 1841; attended the public schools, Rand and Richeson Seminary, Maysville, Ky., and…

James William DENNY, Congress, MD (1838-1923)

DENNY, James William, a Representative from Maryland; born in Frederick County, Va., November 20, 1838; attended the academy of the Rev. William Johnson, Berryville, Clarke County, Va.; was…

Gruenther, Alfred Maximilian

(Encyclopedia) Gruenther, Alfred Maximilian, 1899–1983, U.S. general, b. Platte Center, Nebr. A brilliant staff officer, during World War II he was deputy chief of staff to Dwight D. Eisenhower in…

Boring, Edwin Garrigues

(Encyclopedia) Boring, Edwin GarriguesBoring, Edwin Garriguesgărˈĭgy&oomacr;zˌ [key], 1886–1968, American psychologist, b. Philadephia. He taught experimental psychology at Clark Univ. (from 1919…

Smith College

(Encyclopedia) Smith College, at Northampton, Mass.; undergraduate for women, graduate coeducational; chartered 1871, opened 1875 through a bequest of Sophia Smith. The first president, Laurenus…

The Supreme Court: A Court Divided

A Court DividedThe Supreme CourtWarren CourtA Court DividedDesegregating SchoolsMandating Criminal RightsFocusing on Personal RightsLeaving the Court Supreme Sayings “I think he came to…