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1966 Academy Awards

The 1966 Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1967 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best PictureAlfie, Lewis Gilbert, producer (Paramount)A Man for All Seasons, Fred Zinnemann,…

Portobelo

(Encyclopedia) Portobelo,&sp;Porto BelloPorto Belloboth: pôrˌtōbĕlˈō [key], or Puerto BelloPuerto Bellopwārˈtō bāˈyō [key], town, central Panama, on the Caribbean Sea. The site, an excellent…

New York, New Haven, and Hartford RR

(Encyclopedia) New York, New Haven, and Hartford RR, commonly called the New Haven RR; inc. 1872. Between 1872 and 1920, when dozens of small railroads were completed under the direction of financier…

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…

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…

H. Morgan GRIFFITH, Congress, VA (1958)

GRIFFITH H. Morgan , a Representative from Virginia; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 15, 1958; graduated from Andrew Lewis High School, Salem, Va.; B.A., Emory & Henry…

Morgan JONES, Congress, NY (1830-1894)

JONES Morgan , a Representative from New York; born in London, England, February 26, 1830; immigrated in 1833 to the United States with his parents, who settled in New York City; attended the…

Robert Burren MORGAN, Congress, NC (1925)

Senate Years of Service: 1975-1981 Party: Democrat MORGAN Robert Burren , a Senator from North Carolina; born in Lillington, Harnett County, N.C., October 5, 1925; attended the Lillington public…

Stephen MORGAN, Congress, OH (1854-1928)

MORGAN Stephen , a Representative from Ohio; born in Jackson County, Ohio, January 25, 1854; attended the common schools, Central College, Worthington, Ohio, and the Normal University, Lebanon,…