(Encyclopedia) Knox, Philander ChaseKnox, Philander Chasefəlănˈdər [key], 1853–1921, U.S. cabinet member, b. Brownsville, Pa. He built up a fortune as a corporation lawyer in Pittsburgh. He was…
(Encyclopedia) Nicephorus, SaintNicephorus, Saintnīsĕfˈərəs [key], 758?–829?, patriarch of Constantinople (806–15), Byzantine historian and theologian. St. Nicephorus attended the Second Council of…
(Encyclopedia) Sims, William Sowden, 1858–1936, American naval officer, b. Port Hope, Upper Canada (now Ontario), of American parents. After serving with the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, he was (1897…
(Encyclopedia) Caspian SeaCaspian Seakăsˈpēən [key], Lat. Mare Caspium or Mare Hyrcanium, salt lake, c.144,000 sq mi (373,000 sq km), between Europe and Asia; the largest lake in the world. It is…
Byzantium: EmperorsLeo I, Byzantine or East Roman emperor (457–74)Justin I, Byzantine emperor (518–27)Justinian I, Byzantine emperor (527–65)Theodora, Byzantine empress (527–48)Justin II, Byzantine…
The Ellis Island Hospital in New York Harbor is among American sites most at risk America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2011America's Most Endangered Places…
Senate Years of Service: 1909-1915Party: RepublicanROOT, Elihu, a Senator from New York; born in Clinton, Oneida County, N.Y., February 15, 1845; attended the common schools; graduated from…
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1861Party: DemocratMASON, James Murray, a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born on Analostan Island, Fairfax County, Va. (now Theodore Roosevelt Island…
Senate Years of Service: 1893-1924Party: RepublicanLODGE, Henry Cabot, (great-grandson of George Cabot, grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., and John Davis Lodge), a Representative and a…
writerBorn: 1/7/1863Birthplace: Rockville, Ind. Juliet Humphreys was the second of four daughters of William and Susan King Humphreys. Following her father's death in 1867, when she was only four…
