Search

Search results

Displaying 141 - 150

Brown, Ron

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Ron (Ronald Harmon Brown), 1941–96, American politician, b. Washington, D.C. Raised in New York City's Harlem, he attended Middlebury College (grad. 1962) and St. John's Law…

Brown, Trisha

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Trisha, 1936–2017, American dancer and choreographer acclaimed for having revolutionized modern dance in the late 20th cent., b. Aberdeen, Wash. After studying dance at Mills…

Brown Deer

(Encyclopedia) Brown Deer, village (2020 pop. 12,507), Milwaukee co., SE Wis., on the Milwaukee River; inc. 1955. It is a residential suburb N of…

Phaeophyta

(Encyclopedia) PhaeophytaPhaeophytafēŏfˈətə [key], phylum (division) of the kingdom Protista consisting of those organisms commonly called brown algae. Many of the world's familiar seaweeds are…

Clement Wood: "I Pass a Lighted Window"

"I Pass a Lighted Window"Clement WoodI pass a lighted window And a closed door — And I am not troubled Any more.Though the road is murky, I am not afraid, For a shadow passes On the…

Clement DORSEY, Congress, MD (1778-1848)

DORSEY Clement , a Representative from Maryland; born near Oaklands in Anne Arundel County, Md., in 1778; attended St. John's College, Annapolis, Md.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…