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Mackenzie, Alexander, Canadian political leader

(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, Alexander, 1822–92, Canadian political leader, b. Scotland. Emigrating (1842) to Canada, he worked first as a stonemason in Kingston, Ont., and then as a builder and…

House of Representatives, 112th Congress

Below is the composition of the 112th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2010 midterm elections. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…

Sacajawea Golden Dollar

The Sacagawea Golden Dollar The first new coin of the millennium Source: The U.S. Mint The Sacagawea Golden Dollar coins debuted in January 2000. The new dollar coin replaced the Susan B.…

Welcoming the World

The East met West in February 1998 as Nagano, Japan played host to 72 nations and regions participating in the final Olympic Games of the 20th century. The country's raw enthusiasm for the games…

Roller Retro-tainment

Roller Derby History Leo Seltzer dreamed up the Roller Derby in 1935. With the help of sportswriter Damon Runyan, Seltzer created rules for the derby (which changed according to the audience's…

Ireland: Presidents

Presidents Timothy Sullivan, Frank Fahy, and Conor Alexander Maguire, presidential commission (1937–1938)   Douglas Hyde (1938–1945)   Sean T. O'Kelly (1945–1959)   Eamon de Valera…

Gruening, Ernest Henry

(Encyclopedia) Gruening, Ernest HenryGruening, Ernest Henrygrēnˈĭng [key], 1887–1974, American political leader, governor of Alaska (1939–53), and U.S. Senator (1959–69), b. New York City. He became…

McClintock, Sir Francis Leopold

(Encyclopedia) McClintock, Sir Francis Leopold, 1819–1907, British arctic explorer. As a lieutenant in the navy he was assigned to his first arctic service in 1848, when Sir James Clark Ross went in…