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Gibeah

(Encyclopedia) GibeahGibeahgĭbˈēə [key] [Heb.,=hill]. 1 In the Bible, home town and capital of Saul; the present-day Tell el-Ful, the West Bank, 3 mi (4.8 km) N of Jerusalem. A fortress that may have…

Tatum, Edward Lawrie

(Encyclopedia) Tatum, Edward Lawrie, 1909–75, American geneticist, b. Boulder, Colo., grad. Univ. of Wisconsin (B.A., 1931; M.S., 1932; Ph.D., 1935). From 1937 to 1945 he taught at Stanford and from…

Shannon Smith Biography

Shannon SmithAge: 20 kicker on the Hawaii football team; a Kauai resident, he played one year at Southern Oregon before transferring to Hawaii last season; police Sgt. Cecil Baliaris of…

Indio

(Encyclopedia) Indio Indio ĭnˈdē-ōˌ [key], city (2020 pop. 89,137), Riverside co., SE Calif., in the Coachella Valley…

Mojave Trails National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Mojave Trails National Monument, 1.6 million acres (647,000 hectares), SE California. Linking Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve, it follows the trails of the…

Red Skelton 1997 Deaths

Red SkeltonAge: 84comedian, actor America's clown prince won the hearts of generations, with his good-natured, sentimental patter, pratfalls and observant, hilarious characterizations. His…

Joshua GAGE, Congress, MA (1763-1831)

GAGE Joshua , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Harwich, Mass., on August 7, 1763; completed preparatory studies; in 1795 moved to Augusta, Maine (until 1820 a district of Massachusetts…

Joshua MATHIOT, Congress, OH (1800-1849)

MATHIOT Joshua , a Representative from Ohio; born in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., April 4, 1800; moved to Newark, Licking County, Ohio, about 1830; studied law; was admitted to the bar…

Joshua LEE, Congress, NY (1783-1842)

LEE Joshua , a Representative from New York; born in Hudson, N.Y., in 1783; studied medicine and was licensed to practice in 1804; commissioned in 1811 by Gov. Daniel D. Tompkins as surgeon of…

Joshua HERRICK, Congress, ME (1793-1874)

HERRICK Joshua , a Representative from Maine; born in Beverly, Mass., March 18, 1793; attended the common schools; moved to the district of Maine in 1811 and engaged in the lumber business;…