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Schwarzkopf, H. Norman

(Encyclopedia) Schwarzkopf, H. Norman (Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.), 1934–2012, U.S. army general, b. Trenton, N.J. He graduated from West Point (1956) and served two tours of duty in the Vietnam…

xenon

(Encyclopedia) xenonxenonzēˈnŏn [key] [Gr.,=strange], gaseous chemical element; symbol Xe; at. no. 54; at. wt. 131.293; m.p. −111.9℃; b.p. −107.1℃; density 5.86 grams per liter at STP; valence…

Hodgkin, Howard

(Encyclopedia) Hodgkin, Howard (Sir Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin), 1932–2017, English painter and printmaker, b. London. He attended the Camberwell School of Art, London, and Bath Academy of Art,…

Juneteenth

(Encyclopedia) Juneteenth or Emancipation Day, June 19th, holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. It began in Texas when news of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (effective…

Robertson, Pat

(Encyclopedia) Robertson, Pat (Marion Gordon Robertson), 1930–2023, American evangelist and politician, b. Lexington, Va. The son of U.S. Senator A.…

Albert Lee SMITH, Jr., Congress, AL (1931-1997)

SMITH Albert Lee, Jr. , A Representative from Alabama; born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., August 31, 1931; graduated from Ramsay High School, Birmingham, Ala., 1949; B.S., Auburn University…

Nathaniel RAMSEY, Congress, MD (1741-1817)

RAMSEY, Nathaniel, (brother of David Ramsay), a Delegate from Maryland; born in Lancaster County, Pa., May 1, 1741; was graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in…

Jordan, Vernon Eulion, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Jordan, Vernon Eulion, Jr., 1935–2021, African-American civil-rights leader and lawyer, b. Atlanta, Ga., DePauw Univ. (BA, 1957), Howard…