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Wallace, Henry Cantwell
(Encyclopedia) Wallace, Henry Cantwell, 1866–1924, American agricultural leader and cabinet officer, b. Rock Island, Ill., grad. Iowa State College of Agriculture (now Iowa State Univ.), 1892; son of…War Production Board
(Encyclopedia) War Production Board (WPB), former U.S. government agency, established (Jan., 1942) by executive order to direct war production and the procurement of materials in World War II. The…Blake, Eubie
(Encyclopedia) Blake, Eubie (James Hubert Blake), 1887–1983, African-American pianist and composer, b. Baltimore. His career extended from ragtime (see…Symington, William Stuart
(Encyclopedia) Symington, William Stuart, 1901–88, U.S. senator (1953–76), b. Amherst, Mass. He interrupted a successful business career in 1941 to accept a War Department assignment involving a…Biographies: 2012 People in the News
2012 People in the News See also 2011 People in the News 2010 People in the News 2009 People in the News 2008 People in the News 2007 People in the News 2006…Prince Ahmed bin Salman 2002 Deaths
Prince Ahmed bin SalmanAge: 43 businessman and nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd. A publishing magnate, bin Salman also owned War Emblem, the horse that won 2002's Kentucky Derby and…Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan 2003 Deaths
Prince Sadruddin Aga KhanAge: 70 environmentalist and philanthropist who worked with the United Nations for almost 40 years, specializing in disaster relief and human rights. His nephew is…Royal Biographies: Prince and Princess Michael of Kent
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent by David Johnson Related Links Royal Family TreeQueen Elizabeth IIPrince Philip With the exception of Prince William, Prince and Princess…Royal Biographies: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh by David Johnson Related Links Royal Family Tree Queen Mum Turns 100! The Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth II Quiz: Modern Royals…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Prince Athanase Part 1
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Part 2 Part 1 There was a youth, who, as with toil and travel, Had grown quite weak and gray before his time; Nor any could the restless griefs unravel Which burned…