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Vitruvius

(Encyclopedia) Vitruvius (Marcus Vitruvius Pollio)Vitruviusvĭtr&oomacr;ˈvēəs [key], fl. late 1st cent. b.c. and early 1st cent. a.d., Roman writer, engineer, and architect for the Emperor…

Bynner, Witter

(Encyclopedia) Bynner, WitterBynner, Witterbĭnˈər [key], 1881–1968, American poet, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Harvard, 1902. As a poet Bynner had a remarkable facility for catching the cadences of…

Women in Sports: Swimming

Swimming became an Olympic event in 1908, but women weren't allowed to compete until 1912. Fanny Durack of Australia became the first female to win a…

Edward H. Harriman

financier, railroad executiveBorn: 2/25/1848Birthplace: Hempstead, N.Y. He began his career on Wall Street, but became involved in railroads when he married Mary Averell, whose father was president…

Greene, Nathanael

(Encyclopedia) Greene, Nathanael, 1742–86, American Revolutionary general, b. Potowomut (now Warwick), R.I. An iron founder, he became active in colonial politics and served (1770–72, 1775) in the…

Ten Most Wanted List

The Ten Most Wanted List A history by David Johnson Alleged U.S. Embassy terrorist Osama bin Laden. (Source/FBI) Boston organized crime figure James J. 'Whitey' Bulger. (Source/FBI) Related…

Marilyn N MUSGRAVE, Congress, CO (1949)

MUSGRAVE, Marilyn N, a Representative from Colorado; born in Greeley, Weld County, Colo., January 27, 1949; B.A., Colorado State University, 1972; businesswoman; teacher; member of the Fort…

Kweisi Mfume

(Frizzell Gray)NAACP leaderBorn: 10/24/1948Birthplace: Baltimore, Md. Mfume became active in politics while a student at Morgan State University in Maryland. There, he headed the Black Student…

Jo (Joseph) ABBOTT, Congress, TX (1840-1908)

ABBOTT, Jo (Joseph), a Representative from Texas; born near Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., January 15, 1840; Twelfth Texas Cavalry, Confederate States of America, 1859-1865; lawyer, private…