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Galt, Sir Alexander Tilloch

(Encyclopedia) Galt, Sir Alexander TillochGalt, Sir Alexander Tillochtĭlˈək gôlt [key], 1817–93, Canadian statesman, b. England; son of John Galt. In 1835 he went to Canada in the service of the…

2002 Major Stakes Races (Horse Racing)

Schedule and results of major stakes races in 2002; BC indicates year-end Breeders' Crown series. 2002 Date Race Raceway Winner Time Driver Purse May 11 Berry's Creek…

Cabinet Members Under Nixon

Secretary of State William P. Rogers, 1969Henry A. Kissinger, 1973Secretary of the Treasury David M. Kennedy, 1969John B. Connally, 1971George P. Shultz, 1972William E. Simon, 1974Secretary…

Cabinet Members Under Ford

Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger (Cont.)Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon (Cont.)Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger (Cont.)Donald H. Rumsfeld, 1975Attorney General…

Elmer O. LEATHERWOOD, Congress, UT (1872-1929)

LEATHERWOOD Elmer O. , a Representative from Utah; born on a farm near Waverly, Pike County, Ohio, September 4, 1872; attended the public schools; moved to Emporia, Kans., in 1888; was…

Charles A. O. McCLELLAN, Congress, IN (1835-1898)

McCLELLAN Charles A. O. , a Representative from Indiana; born in Ashland, Ashe County, Ohio, May 25, 1835; moved to Auburn, Ind., in 1856; attended the public schools; studied law in Auburn and…

James O. McCRERY, III, Congress, LA (1949)

McCRERY James O., III , a Representative from Louisiana; born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., September 18, 1949; B.A., Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, La., 1971; J.D., Louisiana State…

games, theory of

(Encyclopedia) games, theory of, group of mathematical theories first developed by John Von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern. A game consists of a set of rules governing a competitive situation in which…

Supreme Court Justices (table)

(Encyclopedia) Supreme Court Justices(including dates on bench) Chief Justices John Jay 1789–95 John Rutledge 1795 Oliver Ellsworth 1796–1800 John Marshall 1801–35 Roger B. Taney 1836–64…