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Nydia Margarita VELÁZQUEZ, Congress, NY (1953)

  VELÁZQUEZ, Nydia Margarita, a Representative from New York; born in Yabucoa, P.R., March 28, 1953; B.A., University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, 1974; M.A., New York University, New York, N.…

Sidney EDGERTON, Congress, OH (1818-1900)

EDGERTON, Sidney, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cazenovia, N.Y., August 17, 1818; attended the country schools and the academy at Lima, N.Y., where he was later an instructor; moved to…

Orlando HUBBS, Congress, NC (1840-1930)

HUBBS, Orlando, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Commack, Suffolk County, N.Y., February 18, 1840; attended the district schools and the local academy at Commack; went to…

Edna Flannery KELLY, Congress, NY (1906-1997)

KELLY, Edna Flannery, a Representative from New York; born Edna Patricia Flannery, in East Hampton, Suffolk County, N.Y., August 20, 1906; graduated from East Hampton High School, East Hampton…

James Mercer GARNETT, Congress, VA (1770-1843)

GARNETT, James Mercer, (brother of Robert Selden Garnett and grandfather of Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett), a Representative from Virginia; born at “Mount Pleasant,” near Loretto, Essex…

Delibes, Miguel

(Encyclopedia) Delibes, MiguelDelibes, Miguelmēgĕlˈ dālēˈbās [key], 1920–2010, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and journalist, b. Valladolid. Prolific and widely translated, he is known for his…

Andrews, Roy Chapman

(Encyclopedia) Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884–1960, American naturalist and explorer, b. Beloit, Wis., B.A. Beloit College, 1906, M.A. Columbia Univ., 1913. Associated with the American Museum of Natural…

Mitchum, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Mitchum, Robert (Robert Charles Duran Mitchum), 1917–97, American film actor, b. Bridgeport, Conn. He found extra work and bit parts in early 1940s movies, and first achieved wide…

Cardigan Welsh corgi

(Encyclopedia) Cardigan Welsh corgi, breed of short, long-bodied working dog believed to have been introduced into Wales from Central Europe c.1200 b.c. It stands about 12 in. (30.5 cm) high at the…

Donna Shalala

educator, administrator, public officialBorn: 2/14/1941Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Though she's best known as the former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (1993–2000) under…