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William Freeman VILAS, Congress, WI (1840-1908)

Senate Years of Service: 1891-1897 Party: Democrat VILAS William Freeman , a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Chelsea, Orange County, Vt., July 9, 1840; moved with his parents to Madison, Dane…

Brewer's: Misnomers

Absalom means a Father's Peace, a fatal name for David's rebellious son. Acid (sour) applied in chemistry to a class of bodies to which sourness is only accidental and by no means a…

John RANDOLPH, Congress, VA (1773-1833)

Senate Years of Service: 1825-1827 Party: Jacksonian RANDOLPH John , a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born in Cawsons, Prince George County, Va., June 2, 1773; known as John Randolph…

U.S. Societies & Associations (U)

UFOs, National Investigations Committee on (1967): 21601 Devonshire St. #217, Chatsworth, Calif. 91311-8415. Phone: (818) 882-0052. www.nicufo.org. UNICEF, U.S. Committee for (1947): 333 E. 38th…

Hall, Stuart Henry McPhail

(Encyclopedia) Hall, Stuart, 1932–2014, Jamaican-born British sociologist and cultural theorist, b. Kingston, Jamaica. Hall attended Jamaica College…

1999 Grammy Awards

The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Staples Center on February 23, 2000. Record: “Smooth,” Santana featuring Rob Thomas Album: Supernatural, Santana (Arista Records…