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James, Jesse
(Encyclopedia) James, Jesse (Woodson), 1847–82, American outlaw, b. Clay co., Mo. At the age of 15 he joined the Confederate guerrilla band led by William Quantrill and participated in the brutal and…Pulitzer Prizes: Editorial Cartooning
Here are the past winners of the Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning. 1922 Rollin Kirby (New York World…1908 Olympics Men's Swimming Medalists
Men Event Time 100m Free Charles Daniels, USA 1:05.6 WR Zoltán Halmay, HUN 1:06.2 Harald Julin, SWE 1:08.0 400m Free Henry Taylor, GBR…The Supreme Court: Benjamin Cardozo (1932-1938)
Benjamin Cardozo (1932-1938)The Supreme CourtGreat Minds of the CourtJoseph Story (1811-1845)Oliver Wendell Holmes (1902-1932)Louis Brandeis (1916-1939)Benjamin Cardozo (1932-1938)Hugo Black…Cherenkov, Pavel Alekseyevich
(Encyclopedia) Cherenkov, Pavel AlekseyevichCherenkov, Pavel Alekseyevichpäˈvĭl əlyĭksyāˈyəvĭch chərĕngˈkəf [key], 1904–90, Soviet physicist. He shared with the Soviet physicists I. M. Frank and I. Y…Bartlesville
(Encyclopedia) Bartlesville Bartlesville bärˈtəlzvĭl [key], city (2020 pop. 37,290), seat of Washington co., NE Okla…Oak Park
(Encyclopedia) Oak Park. 1 Village (1990 pop. 53,648), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb adjacent to Chicago; settled 1833, inc. 1901. Some 25 houses there and the Unity Temple (1908) were…Talmage, Thomas De Witt
(Encyclopedia) Talmage, Thomas De WittTalmage, Thomas De Witttălˈmĭj [key], 1832–1902, American Presbyterian clergyman, b. near Bound Brook, N.J., grad. New Brunswick Theological Seminary (1856). His…Streuvels, Stijn
(Encyclopedia) Streuvels, StijnStreuvels, Stijnstīn ströˈvəls [key], pseud. of Frank LateurStreuvels, Stijnfrängk lätörˈ [key], 1871–1969, Flemish novelist and short-story writer; nephew of Guido…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover Inaugural Address Monday, March 4, 1929 My Countrymen: THIS occasion is not alone the administration of the most sacred oath…