(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, Joseph Patrick, 1888–1969, U.S. ambassador to Great Britain (1937–40), b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1912. The founder of an American dynasty, he was the father of nine children,…
(Encyclopedia) capitalism, economic system based on private ownership of the means of production, in which personal profit can be acquired through investment of capital and employment of labor.…
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2015. See a partial list of the winners below. If you want to view a complete list…
Below is the composition of the 113th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2012 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…
(Encyclopedia) Andover Andover ănˈdōvər [key], town (2020 pop. 36,569), Essex co., NE Mass.; inc. 1646. Chiefly a textile producer in the 19th cent., Andover now makes…
(Encyclopedia) Boyle, Willard Sterling, 1924–2011, Canadian-American solid-state physicist, b. Amherst, N.S., Canada, Ph.D. McGill Univ., Montreal, 1950. Boyle was a researcher at Bell Laboratories…
(Encyclopedia) Strang, James JesseStrang, James Jessestrăng [key], 1813–56, American Mormon leader, b. Cayuga co., N.Y. A lawyer, teacher, and newspaperman, he migrated in 1843 to Wisconsin, was…
Three Economists and Their TheoriesOverview of EconomicsIntroductionWhat Is Economics and Who Cares?Will That Be Large or Small?A Firm BaseGetting Organized: Command, Market, and Mixed EconomiesThree…
CRAVENS, William Ben, (father of William Fadjo Cravens and cousin of Jordan Edgar Cravens), a Representative from Arkansas; born in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark., January 17, 1872;…
