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Harold Lee VOLKMER, Congress, MO (1931-2011)
VOLKMER Harold Lee , a Representative from Missouri; born in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., April 4, 1931; graduated from St. Peter's Catholic schools in Jefferson City; attended Jefferson City…ventilation
(Encyclopedia) ventilation, process of supplying fresh air to an enclosed space and removing from it air contaminated by odors, gases, or smoke. Proper ventilation requires also that there be a…1980: Heiden's Gold Heist
The man who won the speed skating equivalent of a sprint, a marathon, and everything in between by John Gettings Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Speed Skating Through the Years…Brewer's: Bonnet Rouge
The red cap of Liberty worn by the leaders of the French revolution. It is the emblem of Red Republicanism. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bonnie…Guy Blache, Alice
(Encyclopedia) Guy Blache or Guy-Blaché, Alice, 1873–1968, French-American filmmaker, b. Paris as Alice Guy. The first woman filmmaker, she directed, produced, wrote screenplays for, or supervised…Marion, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Marion, FrancisMarion, Francismârˈēən [key], c.1732–1795, American Revolutionary soldier, known as the Swamp Fox, b. near Georgetown, S.C. He was a planter and Indian fighter before…Lu Xun
(Encyclopedia) Lu Xun or Lu HsünLu Hsünboth: l&oomacr;ˈshünˈ [key], 1881–1936, Chinese writer, pen name of Chou Shu-jen. In 1902, he traveled to Japan on a government scholarship, eventually…Jordan, Vernon Eulion, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Jordan, Vernon Eulion, Jr., 1935–2021, African-American civil-rights leader and lawyer, b. Atlanta, Ga., DePauw Univ. (BA, 1957), Howard…Weinberg, Steven
(Encyclopedia) Weinberg, Steven, 1933–, American nuclear physicist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Princeton, 1957. Since 1982 he has been a professor at the Univ. of Texas at Austin, having previously been…Price, Lloyd
(Encyclopedia) Price, Lloyd, 1933-2021, b. Kenner, La. Price began his first band at age 18 while also working in construction. Signed to Specialty…Trending
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