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Knox, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Knox, Frank (William Franklin Knox), 1874–1944, U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1940–44), b. Boston. He joined the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War and also served in World War I.…Fort Knox
(Encyclopedia) Fort Knox [for Henry Knox], U.S. military reservation, 110,000 acres (44,515 hectares), Hardin and Meade counties, N Ky.; est. 1917 as a training camp in World War I. It became a…Knox, Fort
(Encyclopedia) Knox, Fort: see Fort Knox.Lawrence, Gertrude
(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, Gertrude, 1902?–1952, English actress and singer. Her original name was Gertrud Alexandra Dagmar Lawrence-Klasen. Performing on the musical stage from childhood, Lawrence…Blake, Amanda
(Beverly Louise Neill) actressBirthplace: Buffalo, N.Y.Born: 1929Died: 1989Brewer's: Amanda
the impersonation of love in Thomson's Spring, is Miss Young, afterwards married to Admiral Campbell. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AmarantAmalthea's Horn…U.S. News: Trying Times: Three Court Cases Become National Obsessions
Major U.S. news stories, from Occupy Wall Street to Penn State Casey Anthony Mug Shot (Photo Credit: Public Domain) Related Links 2011 Year in Review 2011 News…Knox, John
(Encyclopedia) Knox, John, 1514?–1572, Scottish religious reformer, founder of Scottish Presbyterianism. In 1557 the Scottish Protestant nobles signed their First Covenant, banding together to…Knox, Philander Chase
(Encyclopedia) Knox, Philander ChaseKnox, Philander Chasefəlănˈdər [key], 1853–1921, U.S. cabinet member, b. Brownsville, Pa. He built up a fortune as a corporation lawyer in Pittsburgh. He was…Galesburg
(Encyclopedia) Galesburg, city (2020 pop. 30,052), seat of Knox co., W Ill., in a farm, livestock, and coal area; chartered 1841. A trade, rail, and…Trending
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