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Fenno, Richard Francis Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Fenno, Richard Francis Jr., 1926–2020, American political scientist, b. Winchester, Mass., Ph.D. Harvard, 1956. Fenno spent his entire career at the Univ. of Rochester (1957–2003),…

December 2016: Astronaut John Glenn Dies

World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of December 2016. 1. Oakland Warehouse Fire Kills Dozens 2. Army Corps of Engineers Announces…

Reva Zilpha Beck BOSONE, Congress, UT (1895-1983)

BOSONE Reva Zilpha Beck , a Representative from Utah; born in American Fork, Utah County, Utah, April 2, 1895; attended the public schools; graduated from Westminster Junior College in 1917 and…

Douglas, Donald Wills

(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Donald Wills, 1892–1981, aviation pioneer and aerospace executive, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1914. He helped design the first wind tunnel…

Cape Canaveral

(Encyclopedia) Cape CanaveralCape Canaveralkənăvˈərəl [key], low, sandy promontory extending E into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island, E Fla., separated from Merritt Island by the Banana River…

Arthur Glenn ANDREWS, Congress, AL (1909-2008)

ANDREWS Arthur Glenn , a Representative from Alabama; born in Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala., January 15, 1909; attended the Birmingham public schools; graduated from Phillips High School and…

James Glenn BEALL, Congress, MD (1894-1971)

Senate Years of Service: 1953-1965 Party: Republican BEALL James Glenn , a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Frostburg, Allegany County, Md., June 5, 1894; attended the public…