Search
Search results
Displaying 181 - 190
Castle, Wendell
(Encyclopedia) Castle, Wendell, 1932–2018, American furniture designer, b. Emporia, Kans., grad. Univ. of Kansas (B.F.A. 1958, M.F.A. 1961). Trained as an industrial designer and sculptor, he became…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…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Epigram On Mr. James Gracie
by Robert Burns Epitaph For Mr. Gabriel RichardsonBonie Peg-a-RamsayEpigram On Mr. James Gracie Gracie, thou art a man of worth, O be thou Dean for ever! May he be damned…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Inscription At Friars' Carse Hermitage
by Robert Burns Bonie Peg-a-RamsayThere Was A Bonie LassInscription At Friars' Carse Hermitage To the Memory of Robert Riddell. To Riddell, much lamented man, This ivied…Robertson, Pat
(Encyclopedia) Robertson, Pat (Marion Gordon Robertson), 1930–2023, American evangelist and politician, b. Lexington, Va. The son of U.S. Senator A.…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…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…Barthelme, Donald
(Encyclopedia) Barthelme, DonaldBarthelme, Donaldbärtˈəlmē [key], 1931–89, American writer, b. Philadelphia. The son of an architect, he grew up in Texas, moved (1962) to New York City, worked as a…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
