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Amasa DANA, Congress, NY (1792-1867)

DANA Amasa , a Representative from New York; born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., October 19, 1792; attended private schools and Dana Academy, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; studied law in Owego, N.Y.; was admitted to…

Entertainment News from February 1998

3Best-selling novelist Tom Clancy, along with several other investors, agrees to buy the Minnesota Vikings for more than $200 million, a record price for an NFL team. “It gives me heartburn…

Edwin Sylvanus OSBORNE, Congress, PA (1839-1900)

OSBORNE Edwin Sylvanus , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bethany, Wayne County, Pa., August 7, 1839; attended the public schools and the University of Northern Pennsylvania at Bethany…

Mitchell JENKINS, Congress, PA (1896-1977)

JENKINS Mitchell , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pa., January 24, 1896; attended the Kingston public schools and the Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa.; was…

James FISK, Congress, VT (1763-1844)

Senate Years of Service: 1817-1818 Party: Democratic Republican FISK James , a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Greenwich, Hampshire County, Mass., October 4, 1763; self-…

Breakdown

Director: Jonathan MostowWriters: Jonathan Mostow and Sam MontgomeryDirector of Photography:Doug MilsomeEditors:Derek Brechin and Kevin StittMusic:Basil PoledourisProduction Designer:Victoria…

Herrera, Carmen

(Encyclopedia) Herrera, Carmen, 1915–, Cuban-American abstract painter, b. Havana. After studying architecture at the Univ. of Havana (1938–39), she trained at the Art Students League, New York (1942…

Meyer, Conrad Ferdinand

(Encyclopedia) Meyer, Conrad FerdinandMeyer, Conrad Ferdinandkônˈrät fĕrˈdēnänt mīˈər [key], 1825–98, Swiss poet and novelist. He studied history and art and later turned to literature. He is best…

Lamont, Johann von

(Encyclopedia) Lamont, Johann vonLamont, Johann vonyōˈhän fən läˈmônt [key], 1805–79, Scottish-German astronomer and magnetician, b. Scotland. In 1817 he went to Ratisbon to study at the seminary. He…