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Santa Rosa, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Santa RosaSanta Rosasănˈtə rōˈzə [key], city (1990 pop. 113,313), seat of Sonoma co., W Calif.; inc. 1868. It is an industrial city and a retail, financial, and medical center for the…

universals

(Encyclopedia) universals, in philosophy, term applied to general or abstract objects such as concepts, qualities, relations, and numbers, as opposed to particular objects. The exact nature of a…

Black Kettle

(Encyclopedia) Black Kettle, d. 1868, chief of the southern Cheyenne in Colorado. His attempt to make peace (1864) with the white men ended in the massacre of about half his people at Sand Creek.…

Royal Biographies: Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones

Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones by David Johnson Related Links Royal Family TreeThe Queen MotherPrincess MargaretViscount Linley Born in 1964, Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth is the second…

James ARMSTRONG, Congress, PA (1748-1828)

ARMSTRONG James , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., August 29, 1748; attended the Philadelphia Academy and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton…

John ARMSTRONG, Congress, PA (1717-1795)

ARMSTRONG, John, (father of James Armstrong and John Armstrong, Jr. [1758-1843]), a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Brookbor, County Fermanagh, Ireland, October 13, 1717; attended school…

William Lester ARMSTRONG, Congress, CO (1937)

Senate Years of Service: 1979-1991 Party: Republican ARMSTRONG William Lester , a Representative and a Senator from Colorado; born in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebr., March 16, 1937; attended the…

William ARMSTRONG, Congress, VA (1782-1865)

ARMSTRONG William , a Representative from Virginia; born in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland, December 23, 1782; immigrated to the United States in 1792 with his parents, who settled in Virginia;…

Mingus, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Mingus, CharlesMingus, Charlesmĭngˈgəs [key], 1922–79, American jazz musician, b. Nogales, Ariz. Mingus was a bassist, pianist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist. He was one of the…