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Dix, Dorothea Lynde
(Encyclopedia) Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802–87, American social reformer, pioneer in the movement for humane treatment of the insane, b. Hampden, Maine. For many years she ran a school in Boston. In…Hague, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Hague, FrankHague, Frankhāg [key], 1876–1956, American politician, mayor of Jersey City, N.J., b. Jersey City. He worked his way up through the ranks of the local Democratic machine…Marsh, Othniel Charles
(Encyclopedia) Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831–99, American paleontologist, b. Lockport, N.Y., grad. Yale, 1860. He studied abroad, and from 1866 served at Yale as the first professor of paleontology…Chikamatsu, Monzaemon
(Encyclopedia) Chikamatsu, MonzaemonChikamatsu, Monzaemonmônˈzäĕmŏnˈ chēˌkämäˈts&oomacr; [key], 1653–1725, the first professional Japanese dramatist. Chikamatsu wrote primarily for the puppet…Abd ar-Rahman I, emir of Córdoba
(Encyclopedia) Abd ar-Rahman I, d. 788, first Umayyad emir of Córdoba (756–88). The only survivor of the Abbasid massacre (750) of his family in Damascus, he fled from Syria and eventually went to…Ford, John, English dramatist
(Encyclopedia) Ford, John, 1586–c.1640, English dramatist, b. Devonshire. He went to London to study law but was never called to the bar. The early part of his playwriting career was taken up with…Unification Church
(Encyclopedia) Unification Church, church founded (1954) in South Korea by Sun Myung Moon; officially the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification for World Christianity. Moon moved to the United…Whitlock, Brand
(Encyclopedia) Whitlock, Brand, 1869–1934, American author and diplomat, b. Urbana, Ohio. After working as a reporter and practicing law, he became reform mayor of Toledo (1905–13). Meanwhile he…George David AIKEN, Congress, VT (1892-1984)
Senate Years of Service: 1941-1975 Party: Republican AIKEN George David , a Senator from Vermont; born in Dummerston, Windham County, Vt., August 20, 1892; moved with his parents to Putney, Vt.,…Presidents Appointing Justices in the 20th Century
The Question: Who is the only U.S. President in the 20th century not to appoint a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? The Answer: Actually…Trending
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