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Floyd Verne HICKS, Congress, WA (1915-1992)

HICKS, Floyd Verne, a Representative from Washington; born in Prosser, Benton County, Wash., May 29, 1915; attended the public schools; served in the United States Army Air Corps, April 1942…

Gadsden Purchase

(Encyclopedia) Gadsden PurchaseGadsden Purchasegădzˈdən [key], strip of land purchased (1853) by the United States from Mexico. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) had described the U.S.-Mexico…

Bush, Barbara

(Encyclopedia) Bush, Barbara, 1925–2018, b. New York City as Barbara Pierce; wife of George H. W. Bush and mother of George W. Bush. She studied briefly at Smith College before marrying (1945); the…

Beacon Street Girls: Party Time

Party Time Late Saturday morning, Dad and I were doing the dishes from our yummy blueberry pancake breakfast when the phone rang. “Hello? Yes, she is. Hold on just a second. … It's…

Crawford, Joan

(Encyclopedia) Crawford, Joan, 1908–77, American movie star, b. San Antonio, Tex., as Lucille Le Sueur. After working as a Broadway chorus dancer, Crawford began making films in 1926, eventually…

Hamlin, Hannibal

(Encyclopedia) Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809–91, Vice President of the United States (1861–65), b. Paris, Maine. Admitted to the bar in 1833, he practiced at Hampden, Maine. He was a Maine legislator (1836–…

McIntire, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) McIntire, SamuelMcIntire, Samuelmăkˈəntīrˌ [key], 1757–1811, American architect and woodcarver, b. Salem, Mass. He developed high skill as a joiner and housewright and in wood…

biopsy

(Encyclopedia) biopsybiopsybīäpˈsē [key], examination of cells or tissues removed from a living organism. Excised material may be studied in order to diagnose disease or to confirm findings of…