(Encyclopedia) ArpadArpadŏrˈpäd [key], c.840–907?, chief of the Magyars. He led his people into Hungary c.895. The leaders of the Magyars and the first dynasty of Hungarian kings (St. Stephen I to…
(Encyclopedia) PrilepPrilepprēˈlĕp [key], city (1994 pop. 71,899), North Macedonia. It is the trade center of an agricultural region and a manufacturing city where tobacco, textiles, wine, and fruit…
(Encyclopedia) Otis, Bass, 1784–1861, American portrait painter and mezzotint engraver, b. Bridgewater, Mass. He probably produced the first lithograph in America, a portrait of the Rev. Abner…
actorBorn: 6/13/1943Birthplace: Leeds, England Formerly an extra for the Royal Shakespeare Company, McDowell secured stardom in the lead role of Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971). His…
LYON, Francis Strother, a Representative from Alabama; born near Danbury, Stokes County, N.C., February 25, 1800; attended the common schools; moved to St. Stephens (an Indian agency), Ala.,…
The United States is home to roughly 40% of the world's billionaires. About 10% of America's richest citizens have committed to participate in the Giving Pledge and donate at least 50% of their…
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Dr. Carter G. Woodson Americans have recognized Black history annually since 1926, first as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black History Month." What you might not…
McKINLEY, William, a Representative from Virginia; born in Virginia, birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; member of the State house of delegates from Ohio County, Va. (now West…
DICKS, Norman DeValois, a Representative from Washington; born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Wash., December 16, 1940; graduated from West Bremerton High School, Bremerton, Wash., 1959; B.A.,…
