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Murrow, Edward Roscoe

(Encyclopedia) Murrow, Edward Roscoe, 1908–65, American news broadcaster, b. Greensboro, N.C. He joined the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) in 1935 and became its European director two years later…

Paredes y Arrillaga, Mariano

(Encyclopedia) Paredes y Arrillaga, MarianoParedes y Arrillaga, Marianomäryäˈnō pärāˈᵺās ē ärēyäˈgä [key], 1797–1849, Mexican general and president (1846). A leader of the ultraconservatives, he…

Garbo, Greta

(Encyclopedia) Garbo, Greta, 1905–90, American film actress, b. Stockholm, Sweden, as Greta Gustafsson. Garbo's success in the Swedish film The Atonement of Gösta Berling (1923) brought her to…

Cerro Gordo

(Encyclopedia) Cerro GordoCerro Gordosāˈrō gōrˈᵺō [key], mountain pass, E Mexico, on the road between Veracruz and Xalapa, site of a decisive battle (Apr. 17–18, 1847) of the Mexican War. General…

Phanuel

(Encyclopedia) PhanuelPhanuelfăny&oomacr;ˈĕl, fănˈy&oomacr;ĕl [key], in the New Testament, father of Anna the prophetess.

John Benjamin KENDRICK, Congress, WY (1857-1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1917-1933 Party: Democrat KENDRICK John Benjamin , a Senator from Wyoming; born near Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Tex., September 6, 1857; attended the public schools;…

Anna McCune Harper Biography

Anna McCune HarperAge: 99 replaced Helen Wills Moody as the top-ranked U.S. women's tennis player in 1930; won mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1931; called home in 1932 because of a…