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Coolidge, Calvin

(Encyclopedia) Coolidge, Calvin, 1872–1933, 30th President of the United States (1923–29), b. Plymouth, Vt. John Calvin Coolidge was a graduate of Amherst College and was admitted to the bar in 1897…

John Calvin Coolidge

John Calvin CoolidgeBorn: 7/4/1872Birthplace: Plymouth, Vt. (John) Calvin Coolidge was born in Plymouth, Vt., on July 4, 1872. An Amherst graduate, he went into law practice at Northampton,…

Will & Grace

NBC Monday 9:30–10:00 p.m.; moved to Tuesday 9:30–10:00 p.m.; moved to Thursday 8:30–9:00 p.m. Cast: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally and Sean P. Hayes Roommates Will…

grace, in Christian theology

(Encyclopedia) grace, in Christian theology, the free favor of God toward humans, which is necessary for their salvation. A distinction is made between natural grace (e.g., the gift of life) and…

Grace, William Russell

(Encyclopedia) Grace, William Russell, 1832–1904, American financier, b. Queenstown, Ireland. He was in business in England and Peru before establishing (1865) W. R. Grace & Company in New York…

Kelly, Grace

(Encyclopedia) Kelly, Grace: see Grace, princess consort of Monaco.

William D. Coolidge

William D. CoolidgeBorn: 1873Birthplace: Hudson, Mass. Vacuum tube—Coolidge invented ductile tungsten, the filament material still used in incandescent lamps. He also invented the “Coolidge…

Coolidge Dam

(Encyclopedia) Coolidge Dam, 249 ft (76 m) high, 920 ft (280 m) long, on the Gila River, SE Ariz.; built 1927–28. It irrigates c.100,000 acres (40,470 hectares), half of which are Native American…

Coolidge, William David

(Encyclopedia) Coolidge, William David, 1873–1975, American physical chemist, b. Hudson, Mass., grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1896. He joined the General Electric Company in 1905 and…