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(Encyclopedia) Rust Belt or Rustbelt, economic region in the NE quadrant of the United States, focused on the Midwestern (see Midwest) states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, as well as…Etruscan art
(Encyclopedia) Etruscan artEtruscan artĭtrŭsˈkən [key], the art of the inhabitants of ancient Etruria, which, by the 8th cent. b.c., incorporated the area in Italy from Salerno to the Tiber River (…Dennis Weaver 2006 Deaths
Dennis WeaverAge: 81 actor who played Deputy Chester Goode on television's popular western Gunsmoke. He later starred in McCloud, playing a western deputy transferred to New York City. For…Stiglitz, Joseph Eugene
(Encyclopedia) Stiglitz, Joseph Eugene, 1943–, American economist, b. Gary, Ind., Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967. He has taught at a number of educational institutions, including…Samuelson, Paul Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Samuelson, Paul Anthony, 1915–2009, American economist, b. Gary, Ind., grad. Univ. of Chicago (B.A., 1935), Harvard (M.A., 1936; Ph.D., 1941). Appointed a professor of economics at the…James Knox Polk HALL, Congress, PA (1844-1915)
HALL James Knox Polk , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Milesburg, Center County, Pa., September 30, 1844; educated in Pittsburgh, Pa.; studied law; was admitted to the bar November 8,…James Lisle GILLIS, Congress, PA (1792-1881)
GILLIS James Lisle , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Hebron, Washington County, N.Y., October 2, 1792; attended the public schools; became a tanner; served in the War of 1812; moved…Frank Boyd GARY, Congress, SC (1860-1922)
Senate Years of Service: 1908-1909 Party: Democrat GARY Frank Boyd , a Senator from South Carolina; born in Cokesbury, Abbeville County, S.C., March 9, 1860; attended the Cokesbury…Julian Vaughan GARY, Congress, VA (1892-1973)
GARY Julian Vaughan , a Representative from Virginia; born in Richmond, Va., February 25, 1892; attended the public schools; University of Richmond, B.A., 1912 and from its law department, B.L.,…Louis Gary CLEMENTE, Congress, NY (1908-1968)
CLEMENTE Louis Gary , a Representative from New York; born in New York City June 10, 1908; attended St. Ann's Academy in New York City and LaSalle Military Academy, Oakdale, L.I., N.Y.; received…Trending
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