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Knossos

(Encyclopedia) Knossos or CnossusCnossusboth: nŏsˈəs [key], ancient city of Crete, on the north coast, near modern Iráklion. The site was occupied long before 3000 b.c., and it was the center of an…

Minoan civilization

(Encyclopedia) Minoan civilizationMinoan civilizationmĭnōˈən [key], ancient Cretan culture representing a stage in the development of the Aegean civilization. It was named for the legendary King…

Members of Congress: Nebraska, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Nebraska Member Name Birth-Death ABEL, Hazel Hempel 1888-1966 ALLEN, William Vincent 1847-1924 ANDREWS, William Ezekiel 1854-…

Eggleston, William

(Encyclopedia) Eggleston, William (William Joseph Eggleston, Jr.), 1939–, American photographer credited with establishing color photography as an art form, b. Memphis Tenn. His early work in black…

George W. Bush | Presidential Cabinet Members

2001-2009 by Beth Rowen Related Links Inaugural FactfileBiography: George W. BushPresidential Inaugural AddressesHow the President Gets Elected President George W. Bush wasted no…

Robert ADERHOLT, Congress, AL (1965)

ADERHOLT, Robert, a Representative from Alabama; born in Haleyville, Winston County, Ala., July 22, 1965; B.A. Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, Ala., 1987; J.D., Samford University,…

Robert HANNA, Congress, IN (1786-1858)

Senate Years of Service: 1831-1832Party: Anti-JacksonianHANNA, Robert, a Senator from Indiana; born near Fountainius, Laurens District, S.C., April 6, 1786; settled in Brookville, Ind., in…

Robert BENNETT, Congress, UT (1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1993-2011Party: RepublicanBENNETT, Robert, (son of Wallace Foster Bennett), a Senator from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Utah, September 18, 1933; attended Utah public…

Robert McCOY, Congress, PA (1849)

McCOY, Robert, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Carlisle, Pa., birth date unknown; attended the common schools; prothonotary of Cumberland County; brigadier general of militia;…