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Thomas Brackett REED, Congress, ME (1839-1902)

REED Thomas Brackett , a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, October 18, 1839; attended the public schools; was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine…

Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Isaacs, Sir Isaac AlfredIsaacs, Sir Isaac Alfredīˈzəks [key], 1855–1948, Australian jurist and political leader. He sat in the colonial legislature (1892–1901), became solicitor…

Wilson, Charles Erwin

(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Charles Erwin, 1890–1961, American industrialist and cabinet officer, b. Minerva, Ohio. He was an electrical engineer with Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company from…

Carter, Samuel Powhatan

(Encyclopedia) Carter, Samuel PowhatanCarter, Samuel Powhatanpouˌətănˈ, pouhătˈən [key], 1819–91, American naval officer and Union general in the Civil War, b. Elizabethton, Tenn., grad. Annapolis,…

McPherson, James Birdseye

(Encyclopedia) McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828–64, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Sandusky co., Ohio. After teaching (1853–54) at West Point, he worked on various engineering projects.…

The Skulls

Director:Rob CohenWriter:John PogueUniversal Pictures; PG-13; 100 minutesRelease:3/00Cast:Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker, Hill Harper There is something reassuring in the average conspiracy…

Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew

(Encyclopedia) Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883–1953, American general, b. Walla Walla, Wash. Commissioned in the army in 1906, he reached the rank of brigadier general in 1938. In World War II he…

Top Sports Moments

From one of the worst black eyes in boxing history to Robin Ventura's stunning "Grand Slam Single." by John Gettings, Mike Morrison, & Gerry Brown Van de Velde Collapses | Gray vs. Rose |…

Barr, William Pelham

(Encyclopedia) Barr, William Pelham, 1950–, U.S. lawyer and government official, b. New York City, grad. Columbia (B.A. 1971, M.A. 1973). A conservative Republican noted for his expansive view of the…