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Moody, Dwight Lyman
(Encyclopedia) Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837–99, American evangelist, b. Northfield, Mass. He became successful in business in Chicago, where he settled in 1856. His activities there as a Sunday-school…Mosley, Sir Oswald Ernald
(Encyclopedia) Mosley, Sir Oswald ErnaldMosley, Sir Oswald Ernaldmōzˈlē [key], 1896–1980, British fascist leader. He entered (1918) Parliament as a Conservative, became (1922) an independent, and…Pfc. Jessica Lynch, 2003 News
American prisoner of war, was rescued in April from a hospital in Nasiriya, Iraq. She was one of 12 members of the 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company captured by Iraqi troops in March. She…James FINDLAY, Congress, OH (1770-1835)
FINDLAY James , a Representative from Ohio; born in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., October 12, 1770; attended the public schools; moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1793; studied law; was admitted…John FINDLAY, Congress, PA (1766-1838)
FINDLAY John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., March 31, 1766; received a limited schooling; prothonotary 1809-1821; served as captain in the War…William FINDLAY, Congress, PA (1768-1846)
Senate Years of Service: 1821-1827 Party: Democratic Republican; Jacksonian FINDLAY William , a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., June 20, 1768; attended the…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Song-Wha Is That At My Bower-Door
by Robert Burns Song-Green Grow The RashesSong-Wha Is That At My Bower-Door Tune-"Lass, an I come near thee." "Wha is that at my bower-door?" "O wha is it but Findlay…Jackson Edward BETTS, Congress, OH (1904-1993)
BETTS Jackson Edward , a Representative from Ohio; born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, May 26, 1904; attended the public schools of Findlay, Ohio; graduated from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio,…Brown, John Carter
(Encyclopedia) Brown, John Carter, 1797–1874, American book collector and philanthropist, b. Providence, R.I.; son of Nicholas Brown. In about 1840 he began collecting books printed before 1800…brown dwarf
(Encyclopedia) brown dwarf, in astronomy, celestial body that is larger than a planet but does not have sufficient mass to convert hydrogen into helium via nuclear fusion as stars do. Also called “…Trending
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