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Charles Adams MOSHER, Congress, OH (1906-1984)

MOSHER Charles Adams , a Representative from Ohio; born in Sandwich, DeKalb County, Ill., May 7, 1906; graduated from Sandwich High School, and Oberlin College in 1928; employed on daily…

Carman Adam NEWCOMB, Congress, MO (1830-1902)

NEWCOMB Carman Adam , a Representative from Missouri; born in Mercer, Mercer County, Pa., July 1, 1830; completed preparatory studies; moved to Kentucky, and later to Shreveport, La., where he…

Adam Martin WYANT, Congress, PA (1869-1935)

WYANT Adam Martin , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pa., September 15, 1869; attended the public schools, Mount Pleasant Institute, and Bucknell…

William Adams WALKER, Congress, NY (1805-1861)

WALKER William Adams , a Representative from New York; born in New Hampshire June 5, 1805; attended the common schools and Northampton Law School; was admitted to the bar but never engaged in the…

John Adam QUACKENBUSH, Congress, NY (1828-1908)

QUACKENBUSH John Adam , a Representative from New York; born in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, N.Y., October 15, 1828; attended the district schools and the local academy in Stillwater, N.Y.;…

Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey

(Encyclopedia) Murchison, Sir Roderick ImpeyMurchison, Sir Roderick Impeymûrˈkĭsən [key], 1792–1871, British geologist. He served in the Napoleonic Wars but after the peace turned his attention to…

1968 Tony Awards

PlayRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadMusicalHallelujah, Baby!Actor—PlayMartin Balsam, You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's RunningActress—PlayZoe Caldwell, The Prime of Miss Jean…

Kaaba

(Encyclopedia) Kaaba or CaabaCaababoth: käˈbə or käˈəbə [key] [Arab.,=cube], the central, cubic, stone structure, covered by a black cloth, within the Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The sacred…

Masolino da Panicale

(Encyclopedia) Masolino da PanicaleMasolino da Panicalemäzōlēˈnō dä pänēkäˈlā [key], 1383–c.1447, Florentine painter of the early Renaissance, whose real name was Tommaso di Cristoforo Fini. His…

Cranach, Lucas

(Encyclopedia) Cranach or Kranach, LucasCranach or Kranach, Lucasboth: l&oomacr;ˈkäs kräˈnäkh [key], the Elder, 1472–1553, German painter and engraver. The son of a painter, he settled in…