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Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of, 1848, peace treaty between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican War. Negotiations were carried on for the United States by Nicholas P.…Crocker, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Crocker, Charles, 1822–88, American railroad builder, b. Troy, N.Y. In 1836 he moved with his family to Marshall co., Ind., where he later set up a small foundry. He joined a party to…Dykstra, Clarence Addison
(Encyclopedia) Dykstra, Clarence AddisonDykstra, Clarence Addisondīkˈstrə [key], 1883–1950, American educator and civic administrator, b. Cleveland, grad. Univ. of Iowa, 1903. After graduate work at…Ghez, Andrea Mia
(Encyclopedia) Ghez, Andrea Mia, 1965–, American astrophysicist, b. New York City, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 1992. She has been on the faculty at the Univ. of California, Los Angeles…Flood, James Clair
(Encyclopedia) Flood, James Clair, 1826–89, American silver magnate, b. New York City. Having been apprenticed to a carriage maker, he left to join the California gold rush in 1849. The following…Hearst, George
(Encyclopedia) Hearst, GeorgeHearst, Georgehûrst [key], 1820–91, American mining magnate, U.S. senator (1886–91), b. Franklin co., Mo. He went to California in 1850 and became a mining prospector and…Urey, Harold Clayton
(Encyclopedia) Urey, Harold ClaytonUrey, Harold Claytony&oobreve;rˈē [key], 1893–1981, American chemist, b. Walkerton, Ind., grad. Univ. of Montana (B.S., 1917), Ph.D. Univ. of California, 1923.…How to Whitelist Infoplease in Ad Blockers
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(Encyclopedia) Marcus, Rudolph Arthur, 1923–, American chemist, b. Montreal, Canada. A professor at the California Institute of Technology, he was awarded the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for…Kino, Eusebio Francisco
(Encyclopedia) Kino, Eusebio FranciscoKino, Eusebio Franciscoā&oomacr;sāˈbyō fränsēsˈkō kēˈnō [key], c.1644–1711, missionary explorer in the American Southwest, b. Segno, in the Tyrol. He was in…Trending
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