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Warner, Seth

(Encyclopedia) Warner, Seth, 1743–84, hero of the American Revolution, b. Roxbury, Conn. One of the group who, under Ethan Allen, resisted the New York claim to the New Hampshire Grants (now Vermont…

Col. Eileen Marie Collins, 1999 News

42, decorated Air Force pilot, became the first woman to command a space shuttle mission when Columbia was launched into orbit in July. She had participated in two earlier shuttle missions,…

Marie-Louise von Franz 1998 Deaths

Marie-Louise von FranzAge: 83 leading disciple of the famous psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung. She was an expert on the significance of fairy tales.Died: Feb. 17, 1998.Morris K. UdallR -…

Jean-Marie Le Pen, 2002 News

far-right French politician, shocked the world in April with his second-place finish in the first round of France's presidential election. He took 17% of the vote, eliminating Lionel Jospin…

Davies, Mary Carolyn (Mrs. Leland Davis)

Davies, Mary Carolyn (Mrs. Leland Davis)[?](3)Miss Davies was born and educated in California and came to New York from her home in that state, where she soon began to attract attention by…

Mary Carolyn Davies: The Day before April

The Day before AprilMary Carolyn DaviesThe day before April Alone, alone, I walked in the woods And I sat on a stone.I sat on a broad stone And sang to the birds. The tune was God's making…

Mary L. LANDRIEU, Congress, LA (1955)

Senate Years of Service: 1997-2015 Party: Democrat LANDRIEU Mary L. , a Senator from Louisiana; born in Arlington, Va., November 23, 1955; graduated from Ursuline Academy, New Orleans, and…