The History of the Crossword Puzzle In 1913, it was a "word-cross"; in ancient Rome, a word square by Christine Frantz Do a kids' crossword puzzle on Factmonster! On Dec. 21, 1913…
musicianBorn: 3/12/1948Birthplace: Boston, Mass. The Bing Crosby of the 1970s, Taylor's brand of mellow introspective music delineated the shift away from the socially and politically charged music…
FITHIAN, Floyd James, a Representative from Indiana; born in Vesta, Johnson County, Nebr., November 3, 1928; graduated from Vesta High School, Vesta, Nebr., 1947; B.A., Peru State College,…
LEWIS, John R., a Representative from Georgia; born in Troy, Pike County, Ala., February 21, 1940; attended public schools; B.A., American Baptist Theological Seminary, Nashville, Tenn., 1961…
SCHMIDHAUSER, John Richard, a Representative from Iowa; born in the Bronx, Queens County, N.Y., on January 3, 1922; B.A., University of Delaware, Newark, Del., 1949; M.A., University of…
(Encyclopedia) Guri Dam, 24,364 ft (7,426 m) long and 531 ft (162 m) high, on the Caroní River, Bolívar state, SW Venezuela. Built in phases between 1963 and 1986, the dam consists of a central…
(Encyclopedia) Morillo, PabloMorillo, Pablopäˈblō mōrēˈlyō [key], 1778–1837, Spanish general. Sent in 1815 to put down the revolution in New Granada, he captured Cartagena, quelled (1816) the…
(Encyclopedia) Louis, 1682–1712, titular duke of Burgundy; grandson of King Louis XIV of France. He became heir to the throne on the death (1711) of his father, Louis the Great Dauphin. François de…
