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standpatters

(Encyclopedia) standpatters, in U.S. history, term used early in the 20th cent. to designate conservatives in the Republican party as against the Insurgents or progressive Republicans. The term is…

Sylvester Pat Weaver 2002 Deaths

Sylvester “Pat” WeaverAge: 93 innovative television executive who moved the medium away from relying on advertisers to produce their own shows. Instead, he convinced NBC to develop its own…

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

(Encyclopedia) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, scientific research centers run by the Univ. of California, located in Berkeley, Calif., and Livermore…

Thelma Catherine Pat Ryan Nixon Biography

Thelma Catherine “Pat” Ryan NixonFirst LadyBorn: 3/16/1912Birthplace: Ely, Nevada Her father, a miner in Ely, Nevada, gave her the nickname “Pat” because she was born the evening before St.…

TIBERI, Patrick (Pat), Congress, OH (1962)

TIBERI, Patrick (Pat), a Representative from Ohio; born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, October 21, 1962; B.A., Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1985; member of the Ohio state house of…

Patrick (Pat) TIBERI, Congress, OH (1962)

TIBERI Patrick (Pat) , a Representative from Ohio; born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, October 21, 1962; graduated from Northland High School, Columbus, Ohio, 1981; B.A., Ohio State…

Neagle, John

(Encyclopedia) Neagle, JohnNeagle, Johnnēˈgəl [key], 1796–1865, American portrait painter, b. Boston. He was reared in Philadelphia, where he was apprentice to a coach painter. After travel in the…

Gordon, Ruth

(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Ruth, 1896–1985, American actress and playwright, b. Wollaston, Mass. From her debut as Nibs in Peter Pan (1915), Gordon's career encompassed broad stage and film experience.…