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McHenry, James
(Encyclopedia) McHenry, James, 1753–1816, American political leader, b. Ireland. He emigrated to Philadelphia in 1771 and, after studying medicine under Benjamin Rush, served as a surgeon in the…Keeler, James Edward
(Encyclopedia) Keeler, James Edward, 1857–1900, American astronomer, b. La Salle, Ill. At the age of 21 he went on the Naval Observatory expedition to Colorado to observe the solar eclipse of July,…Lick Observatory
(Encyclopedia) Lick Observatory, astronomical observatory located on Mt. Hamilton, Calif., near San Jose; the first mountaintop observatory in the world, it was founded through gifts made by James…Adams, Samuel Hopkins
(Encyclopedia) Adams, Samuel Hopkins, 1871–1958, American author, b. Dunkirk, N.Y., grad. Hamilton College, 1891. He was a reporter for the New York Sun (1891–1900) and then joined McClure's Magazine…Woollcott, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Woollcott, Alexander, 1887–1943, American author and critic, b. Phalanx, N.J., grad. Hamilton College, 1909. Woollcott's flamboyant personality combined sharpness of wit with…Sheldon, Edward Austin
(Encyclopedia) Sheldon, Edward Austin, 1823–97, American educator, b. Wyoming co., N.Y., studied at Hamilton College. After illness forced him to cut short his own education, he held a variety of…Odysseus
(Encyclopedia) OdysseusOdysseusōdĭsˈēəs [key], Lat. UlyssesOdysseusy&oomacr;lĭsˈēz [key], in Greek mythology, son and successor of King Laertes of Ithaca. A leader of Greek forces during the…Ouachita
(Encyclopedia) OuachitaOuachitawôˈshĭtôˌ [key], river, c.600 mi (970 km) long, rising in the Ouachita Mts., W Ark. It flows east, southeast, and south through a cotton-producing region of S Arkansas…Margaret Widdemer: "If you should tire of loving me"
"If you should tire of loving me"Margaret WiddemerIf you should tire of loving me Some one of our far days, Oh, never start to hide your heart Or cover thought with praise.For every word…British Prime Ministers Since 1770 (Update for 2023)
Top of Page "The politician who never made a mistake never made a decision." — Prime Minister John Major (Conservative Party, 1990-1997) The world of politics is ever-changing, no matter the…Trending
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