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Albert Bacon FALL, Congress, NM (1861-1944)

Senate Years of Service: 1912-1921 Party: Republican FALL Albert Bacon , a Senator from New Mexico; born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., November 26, 1861; attended the country schools; taught…

Albert Taylor GOODWYN, Congress, AL (1842-1931)

GOODWYN Albert Taylor , a Representative from Alabama; born at Robinson Springs, Montgomery County, Ala., December 17, 1842; attended Robinson Springs Academy and South Carolina College at…

Albert Arnold GORE, Jr., Congress, TN (1948)

Senate Years of Service: 1985-1993 Party: Democrat GORE Albert Arnold, Jr. , a Representative and Senator from Tennessee, and a Vice President of the United States; born in Washington, D.C., March…

Albert Arnold GORE, Congress, TN (1907-1998)

Senate Years of Service: 1953-1971 Party: Democrat GORE Albert Arnold , a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born in Granville, Jackson County, Tenn., December 26, 1907; attended the…

Albert Richards HOWE, Congress, MS (1840-1884)

HOWE Albert Richards , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass., January 1, 1840; pursued classical studies; enlisted in the Union Army in 1861 as a private…

pork

(Encyclopedia) pork, flesh of swine prepared as food, one of the principal commodities of the meatpacking industry. Pork has long been a staple food in most of the world, although religious taboos…

bobolink

(Encyclopedia) bobolinkbobolinkbŏbˈəlĭngkˌ [key], common name in the N United States and Canada for an American songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, related to the blackbird and the oriole, belonging to…

caviar

(Encyclopedia) caviar or caviarecaviarkăvˈēär [key], the roe (eggs) of various species of sturgeon prepared as a piquant table delicacy. The ovaries of the fish are beaten to loosen the eggs, which…

Cuvilliès, François de

(Encyclopedia) Cuvilliès, François deCuvilliès, François defräNswäˈ də küvēyĕsˈ [key], 1695–1768, French architect, decorator, and engraver. He introduced into Germany the rococo style of decoration…

Ruwenzori

(Encyclopedia) RuwenzoriRuwenzorir&oomacr;ˌwənzōˈrē [key], mountain range, E central Africa, on the Uganda-Congo border, in the western arm of the Great Rift Valley between lakes Albert and…