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Oxford, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Oxford. 1 Town (1990 pop. 12,588), Worcester co., S Mass.; settled 1687 by French Protestants, inc. 1693. It is chiefly residential, with some light manufacturing. Clara Barton was…

Bampton, John

(Encyclopedia) Bampton, John, 1689–1751, English clergyman, founder of an Oxford lectureship on religious subjects. The Bampton Lectures, now given biennially, have frequently given rise to lively…

(Encyclopedia) HalloweenHalloweenhălˌəwēnˈ, hälˌ– [key], October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day, observed with traditional games and customs. The word comes from medieval England's All Hallows' eve […

Asquith, Herbert Henry

(Encyclopedia) Asquith, Herbert Henry: see Oxford and Asquith, Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st earl of.

Asquith, Margot

(Encyclopedia) Asquith, Margot: see under Oxford and Asquith, Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st earl of.

Gore, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Gore, Charles, 1853–1932, English prelate and theologian. As the first principal (1884–93) of Pusey House, a theological center at Oxford, he was a leading figure in the High Church…

Blumberg, Baruch Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Blumberg, Baruch Samuel, 1925–2011, American biochemist and medical anthropologist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., B.S. Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., 1946, M.D. Columbia, 1951, Ph.D. Oxford,…

Oman, Sir Charles William Chadwick

(Encyclopedia) Oman, Sir Charles William ChadwickOman, Sir Charles William Chadwickōˈmən [key], 1860–1946, British historian, b. India, educated at Oxford under William Stubbs. He was a foremost…

March 2016: Astronaut Scott Kelly Returns to Earth

U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major science and disaster news events of March 2016…

Eva Kelly BOWRING, Congress, NE (1892-1985)

Senate Years of Service: 1954-1954 Party: Republican BOWRING Eva Kelly , a Senator from Nebraska; born in Nevada, Vernon County, Mo., January 9, 1892; rancher; vice chairwoman of the Nebraska…