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Members of the U.S. Senate, 115th Congress

The members of the U.S. Senate in the 114th Congress are listed below. Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party affiliation. All terms are for…

Robert F. Kennedy Bridge

(Encyclopedia) Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens. Completed in 1936 and originally named the Triborough Bridge, it comprises three…

Jackie

Written and directed by:Gip HoppeSets:David GalloCostumes:Susan SantoianLighting:Peter KaczorowskiSound:J. HagenbuckleOpened:11/97 at the Belasco TheaterCast:Margaret Colin, Bill Camp, Thomas…

Joseph II

(Encyclopedia) Joseph II, 1741–90, Holy Roman emperor (1765–90), king of Bohemia and Hungary (1780–90), son of Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, whom he succeeded. He was the first…

2004 People in the News

Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),Freddy Adu,Iyad Allawi,Jean-Bertrand Aristide,Lance Armstrong,Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,José María Aznar,Nicholas Berg,Sandy Berger,Todd Bertuzzi,Conrad Black,William Boykin,…

Potiphar

(Encyclopedia) PotipharPotipharpŏtˈifər [key], in the Bible, chief official of Pharaoh who bought Joseph and gave him a high position in his house. Later when his wife falsely accused Joseph,…

How Do the Presidents Rank?

Presidential surveys on the web by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Five Best Presidents Abraham Lincoln Franklin Delano RooseveltGeorge WashingtonTheodore RooseveltHarry S. TrumanFive Worst Presidents…

Merritt Island

(Encyclopedia) Merritt Island, c.40 mi (60 km) long and c.6 mi (10 km) wide, E Fla., separated from the mainland by Indian River (a lagoon) and from the Canaveral peninsula on the east by Banana…

Vanderbilt University

(Encyclopedia) Vanderbilt University, at Nashville, Tenn.; coeducational; chartered 1872 as Central Univ. of Methodist Episcopal Church, founded and renamed 1873, opened 1875 through a gift from…