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Samuel F. B. Morse Biography
Samuel F. B. MorseAmerican artist and inventorBorn: 1791 Although he is remembered as the inventor of the telegraph, Samuel Morse’s first career was as an artist. From 1810 through the 1830s…Cabinet Members Under B. Harrison
Secretary of State James G. Blaine, 1889John W. Foster, 1892Secretary of the Treasury William Windom, 1889Charles Foster, 1891Secretary of War Redfield Proctor, 1889Stephen B. Elkins,…U.S. Medal-Winning Men's Basketball Teams
1936 (gold medal): Sam Balter, Ralph Bishop, Joe Fortenberry, Tex Gibbons, Francis Johnson, Carl Knowles, Frank Lubin, Art Mollner, Don Piper, Jack Ragland, Carl Shy, Willard Schmidt, Duane…Diplomatic Personnel to and from the U.S.
Country U.S. Representative to1Rank Representative from1RankAfghanistanRonald NeumannAmb.Seyyed Tayeb JawadAmb.Albania Marcie Berman RiesAmb. Fatos TarifaAmb.Algeria Richard W. ErdmanAmb.…Genovese, Eugene Dominick
(Encyclopedia) Genovese, Eugene Dominick, 1930–2012, American historian, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Brooklyn College (B.A., 1953), Columbia (M.A., 1955; Ph.D., 1959). Known for his penetrating studies…Coetzee, J. M.
(Encyclopedia) Coetzee, J. M. (John Maxwell Coetzee)Coetzee, J. M.köˈtsē [key], 1940–, South African novelist, b. John Michael Coetzee. Educated at the Univ. of Cape Town (M.A. 1963) and the Univ. of…1982 College Basketball Recap
Final AP Top 20Major Conference ChampionsNCAA Tournament (48 teams)NIT Tournament (32 teams)Player of the YearCoaches of the YearConsensus All-America Junior James Worthy and freshman Michael…Aretas
(Encyclopedia) AretasAretasârˈĭtəs, –tăs [key], dynastic name of the Nabataean kings of Petra. The best-known Aretas was Aretas IV, 9 b.c.–a.d. 49, ruler of S Palestine, most of Jordan, N Arabia, and…Nabataea
(Encyclopedia) NabataeaNabataeanăbˌətēˈə [key], ancient kingdom of Arabia, south of Edom, in present-day Jordan. It flourished from the 4th cent. b.c. to a.d. 106, when it was conquered by Rome. The…Bethsaida
(Encyclopedia) BethsaidaBethsaidabĕth-sāˈĭdə [key] [Heb.,=house of the fisher], in the Gospels, birthplace of Jesus' disciples Peter, Andrew, and Philip. Herod Philip (4 b.c.–a.d. 33) is said to have…Trending
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