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Snyder

(Encyclopedia) Snyder, city (1990 pop. 12,195), seat of Scurry co., NW Tex., in a prairie and mesquite region; inc. 1907. Oil production is the city's main industry; natural gas is also refined and…

Chandler, Zachariah

(Encyclopedia) Chandler, Zachariah, 1813–79, U.S. Senator from Michigan (1857–75, 1879) and Secretary of the Interior (1875–77), b. Bedford, N.H. He moved to Detroit in 1833 and through merchandising…

Tom Snyder

Tom Snyder radio and television personality Born: 5/12/1936 Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Died: 7/29/2007 Snyder…

Snyder, Gary

(Encyclopedia) Snyder, Gary, 1930–, American poet, b. San Francisco. Associated with the beat generation of the 1950s, he lived (1956–68) in Japan, where he trained as a Zen monk. His poetry,…

Zack SPACE, Congress, OH (1961)

SPACE Zack , a Representative from Ohio; born in Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, January 27, 1961; graduated from Dover High School, Dover, Ohio, 1979; B.A., Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, 1983; J…

Tom Snyder Biography

Tom Snyder radio and television personality Born: 5/12/1936 Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Died: 7/29/2007 Snyder…

Walker, Mary Edwards

(Encyclopedia) Walker, Mary Edwards, 1832–1919, American surgeon and feminist, b. Oswego, N.Y., grad. Syracuse Medical College, 1855. At the beginning of the Civil War she offered her services to the…

Say, Allen

(Encyclopedia) Say, Allen, 1937–, Japanese-American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Yokohama, Japan, as James Allen Koichi Moriwaki Seii. After an apprentceship with a well-known…

Superheroes: The Next Generation

Ready or not here comes a new Superman, Spiderman, and Wonder Woman to a movie theater or television near you. By Jennie Wood Related Links Biographies of Animated Characters and…

Snyder County, PA Census Data

Pennsylvania Snyder County, Pennsylvania People QuickFactsSnyder CountyPennsylvaniaPopulation, 2005 estimate 38,20712,429,616Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 1.8%1.2%…