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John GILMORE, Congress, PA (1780-1845)

GILMORE John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Somerset County, Pa., February 18, 1780; moved with his parents to Washington, Pa., in 1780; attended the common schools; studied law;…

Nobel Prize for Economic Science

Find all the winners of the Nobel Prize for Economic Science, from 1969 to the present. For years not listed, no award was made. 1969Ragnar Frisch (Norway) and Jan Tinbergen (Netherlands),…

1997 Drama Desk Awards

The Drama Desk, a group of 150 theater critics and reporters, announced the awards on May 18, 1997.Outstanding PlayHow I Learned to DriveOutstanding MusicalThe LifeOutstanding Musical…

Genesis: 40

Genesis Chapter 40 1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of…

Titan , in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) TitanTitantīˈtən [key], in astronomy, the largest of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn VI (or S6), Titan is 3,200 mi (5,150 km) in diameter,…

projective geometry

(Encyclopedia) projective geometry, branch of geometry concerned with those properties of geometric figures that remain invariant under projection. The basic elements are points, lines, and planes,…

Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant

(Encyclopedia) Beauregard, Pierre Gustave ToutantBeauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutantbōˈrĭgärd [key], 1818–93, Confederate general, b. St. Bernard parish, La., grad. West Point, 1838. As engineer on…

Pulitzer Prizes: Special Local Reporting

1964James V. Magee, Albert V. Gaudiosi, and Frederick A. Meyer (Philadelphia Bulletin)1965Gene Goltz (Houston Post)1966John A. Frasca (Tampa Tribune)1967Gene Miller (Miami Herald)1968J.…