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Amasa COBB, Congress, WI (1823-1905)

COBB, Amasa, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Crawford County, Ill., September 27, 1823; attended the public schools; moved to the Territory of Wisconsin in 1842 and engaged in lead…

Spencer JARNAGIN, Congress, TN (1792-1853)

Senate Years of Service: 1843-1847Party: WhigJARNAGIN, Spencer, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Grainger County, Tenn., in 1792; pursued classical studies and graduated from Greenville…

Gallant, Mavis

(Encyclopedia) Gallant, Mavis (Mavis Leslie Young Gallant)Gallant, Mavisgă-lăntˈ [key], 1922–2014, Canadian writer, b. Montreal. After graduating from high school, she was a newspaper feature writer…

Charles M. Schulz: In Memoriam

Charles M. Schulz Remembered Creator of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the entire "Peanuts" gang by Beth Rowen Charles Schulz and Snoopy at the premiere of "Peanuts Gallery" at Carnegie…

creeper

(Encyclopedia) creeper, common name for members of a family of small, inconspicuous birds related to wrens and nuthatches. They are found in wooded regions of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. A…

benzoin

(Encyclopedia) benzoinbenzoinbĕnˈzoin, –zōĭn [key] or benzoinumbenzoinumbĕnzoinˈəm [key], balsamic resin, the dried exudation from the pierced bark of various species of the benzoin tree (Styrax)…

Neutral Colors

Neutral (NOO-trul) colors don't usually show up on the color wheel. Neutral colors include black, white, gray, and sometimes brown and beige. They are sometimes called “earth tones.” Circus by…