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Willis ALLEN, Congress, IL (1806-1859)

ALLEN Willis , a Representative from Illinois; born near Roanoke, Va., December 15, 1806; attended the common schools; taught school; moved to Tennessee and settled in Wilson County; moved to…

Robert Allen GRANT, Congress, IN (1905-1998)

GRANT Robert Allen , a Representative from Indiana; born near Bourbon, Marshall County, Ind., July 31, 1905; moved to Hamlet, Ind., in 1912 and to South Bend, Ind., in 1922; attended the public…

Allen POTTER, Congress, MI (1818-1885)

POTTER Allen , a Representative from Michigan; born in Galloway, Saratoga County, N.Y., October 2, 1818; attended the common schools; moved to Adrian, Mich., in 1830 and to Jonesville, Mich., in…

James Allen NUSSLE, Congress, IA (1960)

NUSSLE James Allen , a Representative from Iowa; born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, June 27, 1960; B.A., Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1983; J.D., Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1985;…

Edward Allen HANNEGAN, Congress, IN (1807-1859)

Senate Years of Service: 1843-1849 Party: Democrat HANNEGAN Edward Allen , a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born in Hamilton County, Ohio, June 25, 1807; moved with his parents to…

Lane Allen EVANS, Congress, IL (1951)

EVANS Lane Allen , a Representative from Illinois; born in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., August 4, 1951; attended Sacred Heart School, Rock Island, Ill.; graduated from Alleman High…

Bellingshausen Sea

(Encyclopedia) Bellingshausen Sea, part of the S Pacific Ocean, W Antarctica, SW of Cape Horn between the Antarctic Peninsula and Amundsen Sea. The sea is named after Russian explorer Fabian Gottlieb…

Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo

(Encyclopedia) Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo or GianlorenzoBernini, Giovanni Lorenzo or Gianlorenzojōvänˈnē lōrĕnˈtsō, jänlōrĕnˈtsō bĕrnēˈnē [key], 1598–1680, Italian sculptor and architect, b. Naples.…

1981 Academy Awards

The 1981 Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1982 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureAtlantic City, Denis Heroux and John Kemeny, producers (Paramount)Chariots of…

Morgan, Sir Henry

(Encyclopedia) Morgan, Sir Henry, 1635?–1688, Welsh buccaneer. In his youth he went to the West Indies, eventually joining the buccaneers there. On the death (1667) of Edward Mansfield, Morgan took…