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(Encyclopedia) Commonwealth Fund, foundation established (1918) by Anna M. Harkness, wife of Stephen V. Harkness, an early Standard Oil investor, “for the welfare of mankind.” Its headquarters are in…Buena Vista, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Buena Vista, battle of, military engagement in the Mexican War, fought Feb. 22–23, 1847. The battle site was just S of Saltillo, Coahuila, in Mexico. Gen. Zachary Taylor, disobeying…Anna Hempstead Branch: Grieve not, Ladies
Grieve not, LadiesAnna Hempstead BranchOh, grieve not, Ladies, if at night Ye wake to feel your beauty going. It was a web of frail delight, Inconstant as an April snowing.In other eyes, in…Anna Hempstead Branch: Songs for my Mother
Songs for my MotherAnna Hempstead BranchHer HandsMy mother's hands are cool and fair, They can do anything. Delicate mercies hide them there Like flowers in the spring.When I was small and…Anna Georges ESHOO, Congress, CA (1942)
ESHOO Anna Georges , a Representative from California; born in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., December 13, 1942; A.A., Canada College, Redwood City, Calif., 1975; Democratic National…Kovalevsky, Sonya
(Encyclopedia) Kovalevsky, Sonya or SophieKovalevsky, Sonya or Sophiekōˌvəlĕfˈskē [key], 1850–91, Russian mathematician. She studied at the universities of Heidelberg and Berlin (under K. T.…Chennault, Claire Lee
(Encyclopedia) Chennault, Claire LeeChennault, Claire Leeshĕnˈôltˌ [key], 1890–1958, American general, b. Commerce, Tex. In World War I he was a pioneer in air pursuit tactics. Retired (1937) from…Álvarez, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Álvarez, JuanÁlvarez, Juanhwän älˈvärās [key], 1780–1867, Mexican general of indigenous descent, president of Mexico (1855). He distinguished himself in battle under Morelos y Pavón…Moses, Grandma
(Encyclopedia) Moses, Grandma (Anna Mary Robertson Moses), 1860–1961, American painter, b. Washington co., N.Y., self-taught. She lived the arduous life of a farm wife, first in the Shenandoah Valley…Kerr, Judith
(Encyclopedia) Kerr, Judith (Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr), 1923–2019, English children's book author and illustrator, b. Berlin. Her first and most well-known book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea (…Trending
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