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Byrnes, James Francis

(Encyclopedia) Byrnes, James Francis, 1879–1972, American public official, Secretary of State (1945–47), governor of South Carolina (1951–55), b. Charleston, S.C. He studied law while working (1900–…

Cædmon

(Encyclopedia) CædmonCædmonkădˈmən [key], fl. 670, English poet. He was reputed by Bede to be the author of early English versions of various Old Testament stories. According to Bede, Cædmon was an…

1964 Men's Olympic Swimming Medalists

Event   Time   100m Free Don Schollander, USA 53.4 OR   Robert McGregor, GBR 53.5     Hans-Joachim Klein, GER 54.0   400m Free Don Schollander, USA…

2000 LPGA Tour Results

2000 Last Rd Tournament Winner Earnings Runner-Up Jan. 16 The Office Depot Karrie Webb (281) $112,500 J. Inkster (285) Jan. 23 Subaru Memorial of Naples Nancy…

Attlee, Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl

(Encyclopedia) Attlee, Clement Richard Attlee, 1st EarlAttlee, Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earlătˈlē [key], 1883–1967, British statesman. Educated at Oxford, he was called to the bar in 1905. His…

Medici, Cosimo de'

(Encyclopedia) Medici, Cosimo de'Medici, Cosimo de'kôˈzēmō [key]Medici, Cosimo de' dā mĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], 1389–1464, Italian merchant prince, first of the Medici family to rule Florence.…

dairying

(Encyclopedia) dairying, business of producing, processing, and distributing milk and milk products. Ninety percent of the world's milk is obtained from cows; the remainder comes from goats,…

Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books

Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html . This list was tabulated from an online survey that the National Education Association ran from…

Alejandro Toledo, 2000 News

Peruvian opposition politician, ran an insurgent campaign that threatened to unseat President Alberto K. Fujimori. In the April election, Fujimori garnered 48.9% of the vote—just shy of the…