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Jefferson, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Jefferson, Joseph, 1829–1905, American actor. He was the foremost of an old and distinguished family of English and American actors. Jefferson began his stage career as a child actor,…

Clapton, Eric Patrick

(Encyclopedia) Clapton, Eric Patrick, 1945–, British guitarist, singer, and songwriter, b. Ripley, Surrey, England. A seminal figure in rock music, he is noted especially for his virtuoso guitar…

La Follette, Robert Marion

(Encyclopedia) La Follette, Robert MarionLa Follette, Robert Marionləfŏlˈĭt [key], 1855–1925, American political leader, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1906–25), b. Primrose, Wis. Robert La Follete's…

United States Naval Academy

(Encyclopedia) United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Md.; for training young men and women to be officers of the U.S. navy or marine corps. George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, founded and…

Aesop's Fables: The Farmer and the Stork

by Aesop The Wolf and the ShepherdThe Charger and the MillerThe Farmer and the Stork A Farmer set some traps in a field which he had lately sown with corn, in order to catch the cranes…

June 2019 Current Events: US News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…

Hammond, John Henry

(Encyclopedia) Hammond, John Henry, 1910–87, American record producer; blues, jazz, and rock promoter; and music critic, b. New York City. A member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family, he entered the…

Brooks, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Albert ,1947-, American comedian, actor, film writer, and director, b. Beverly Hills, Ca., as Albert Lawrence Einstein. Brooks…

Newark, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Newark. 1 City (1990 pop. 37,861), Alameda co., W Calif., on the east side of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1955. There is food processing and the manufacture of plastics, furniture, feeds,…

GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob), Congress, FL (1936)

Senate Years of Service: 1987-2005 Party: Democrat GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob), a Senator from Florida; born in Coral Gables, Fla., November 9, 1936; attended the public schools of Dade County…