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Robert MENENDEZ, Congress, NJ (1954)

Senate Years of Service: 2006-Party: DemocratMENENDEZ, Robert, a Senator and a Representative from New Jersey; born in New York, N.Y., on January 1, 1954; graduated from Union Hill High School…

Robert POTTER, Congress, NC (18001842)

POTTER, Robert, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Granville County, near Williamsboro, N.C., about 1800; attended the common schools; midshipman in the United States Navy 1815-1821…

Robert William PACKWOOD, Congress, OR (1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1969-1995Party: RepublicanPACKWOOD, Robert William, a Senator from Oregon; born in Portland, Multnomah County, Oreg., September 11, 1932; graduated, Willamette…

Roy Rogers' Horse Trigger

The Question: Where was Roy Rogers' original horse, Trigger, born? The Answer: Trigger was a palomino stallion. Originally named "Golden Cloud", Trigger met up…

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

(Encyclopedia) Thomas Jefferson Memorial, monument, 18 acres (7 hectares), in East Potomac Park, on the Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C.; authorized by Congress 1934, built 1938–43, dedicated 1943. The…

Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 2001

The Fog at the Beginning of the Universe A team of astronomers from the California Institute of Technology, led by S. George Djorgovski, may have glimpsed the dawn of our universe. In Aug. 2001,…

Summer Movies

Top Picks: By all means, run to the theater The Horse WhispererRobert Redford's sharp directing turns Evans's mawkish best-selling novel about a teenage girl's recovery from a horseback-riding…

Nelson, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Nelson, Thomas, 1738–89, American Revolutionary general, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Yorktown, Va. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress (1775–77, 1779),…

Order of Presidential Succession

/* /*]]>*/ Order of Presidential Succession Under George W. Bush The procedure for filling vacancies in the presidency and vice presidency is outlined by the 20th and 25th amendments to the…