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Burnet Rhett MAYBANK, Congress, SC (1899-1954)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1954Party: DemocratMAYBANK, Burnet Rhett, a Senator from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., March 7, 1899; attended the public schools; graduated from…

Ireland Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 10/5/2022[source] Pres. Michael D. Higgins Taoiseach (Prime Min.) Micheál Martin Dep. Prime Min. VACANT…

state flowers

(Encyclopedia) state flowers. Each state of the United States has designated, usually by legislative action, one flower as its floral emblem; the rose has been designated by Congress as the national…

Wilson, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Robert, 1941–, dramatist, director, and designer, b. Waco, Tex. He began his arts career as a painter. A leading figure in postmodern theater since 1963, when he arrived in New…

Tyler

(Encyclopedia) Tyler, city (1990 pop. 75,450), seat of Smith co., E Tex.; inc. 1850. In the heart of the rich East Texas oil field, Tyler has refineries and other oil-based industries. The…

2007 Academy Awards

The 2007 Academy Awards were presented February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre. Best Picture Atonement…

sweetbrier

(Encyclopedia) sweetbrier,&sp;sweetbriar, or eglantinesweetbrier,ĕgˈləntīn, –tēn [key] [O. Fr. from Lat.,=needle], wild rose of Europe (Rosa eglanteria), cultivated and now naturalized in the…

loganberry

(Encyclopedia) loganberry, blackberrylike plant of the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae (rose family). See bramble.

dewberry

(Encyclopedia) dewberry, name for several species of the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae (rose family). See bramble.

blackberry

(Encyclopedia) blackberry, name for several species of thorny plants of the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae (rose family). See bramble.