(Encyclopedia) Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886–1967, English poet and novelist. A heroic and decorated officer in World War I, he nonetheless expressed his conviction of the brutality and waste of war in…
(Encyclopedia) Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871–1937, U.S. Secretary of War (1916–21), b. Martinsburg, W.Va. He practiced law and politics in Cleveland as a protégé of Tom L. Johnson. As city solicitor (…
Serbian political leaderBorn: 8/29/1941Birthplace: Pozarevac, Yugoslavia A longtime Communist, Milosevic joined the Communist Party when he was 18. He studied law at the University of Belgrade and…
Born: 9/16/1950Birthplace: Keyser, W.Va.writer, critic, educator, activist Gates has used his position as one of the country's preeminent Black scholars to promote his theory of education reform,…
Democratic senator from CaliforniaBorn: 6/22/1933Birthplace: San Francisco California's senior senator is known for her no-nonsense, bipartisan approach enacting legislation. She has taken a hard…
THOMPSON, Standish Fletcher, a Representative from Georgia; born in College Park, Fulton County, Ga., February 5, 1925; attended the public schools and Russell High School in East Point, Ga.,…
ALLEN, Willis, (father of William Joshua Allen), a Representative from Illinois; born near Roanoke, Va., December 15, 1806; attended the common schools; taught school; moved to Tennessee and…
CAHILL, William Thomas, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 25, 1912; moved with his parents to New Jersey in 1919; graduated from Camden (N.J.) Catholic High…
CARRIGG, Joseph Leonard, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Susquehanna, Pa., February 23, 1901; attended Laurel Hill Academy, Susquehanna, Pa., was graduated from Niagara University…
LANHAM, Fritz Garland, (son of Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham), a Representative from Texas; born in Weatherford, Tex., January 3, 1880; attended the public schools of Washington, D.C., and was…
