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Nancy Lee JOHNSON, Congress, CT (1935)

JOHNSON Nancy Lee , a Representative from Connecticut; born Nancy Elizabeth Lee in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 5, 1935; graduated from elementary and secondary classes of the University of…

Nancy Landon KASSEBAUM, Congress, KS (1932)

Senate Years of Service: 1978-1997 Party: Republican KASSEBAUM Nancy Landon , a Senator from Kansas; born in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kans., July 29, 1932; attended the public schools of Topeka,…

Lynn Nancy RIVERS, Congress, MI (1956)

RIVERS Lynn Nancy , a Representative from Michigan; born in Au Gres, Arenac County, Mich., December 19, 1956; graduated Au Gres-Sims High School, Arenac, Mich.., 1975; B.A., University of Michigan…

Astor, William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Astor, William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount, 1848–1919, American-British financier, b. New York City, educated in Germany and in Italy and at the Columbia law school; son of John Jacob…

Cartan, Élie Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Cartan, Élie JosephCartan, Élie Josephālēˈ zhôzĕfˈ kärtäNˈ [key], 1869–1951, French mathematician. The son of a village blacksmith, he graduated from the École normale and taught at…

Mason, Bobbie Ann

(Encyclopedia) Mason, Bobbie Ann, 1940–, American regional author, b. Mayfield, Ky., grad. Univ. of Kentucky (B.A., 1962), State Univ. of New York, Binghamton (M.A., 1966), Univ. of Connecticut (Ph.D…

Torino Preview

What to expect at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games by Gerry Brown Also Read: Winter Olympics 2006: Daily Highlights Related Links 2006 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the…

Regan, Donald Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Regan, Donald ThomasRegan, Donald Thomasrēˈgən [key], 1918–2003, U.S. government official and financier, b. Cambridge, Mass. A graduate of Harvard (B.A. 1940), he went to work (1946)…

grille

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Grille grille, in architecture, a system of bars, usually of decorative metalwork, forming an openwork barrier or enclosure. In its usual materials of wrought iron or bronze,…