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Pousette-Dart, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Pousette-Dart, Richard, 1916–92, American painter, b. St. Paul, Minn. The son of an artist and a poet and largely self-taught, he was a member of the first generation of abstract…Pine Barrens
(Encyclopedia) Pine Barrens, coastal plain region, c.3,000 sq mi (7,770 sq km), S and SE N.J.; composed chiefly of sandy soils, swamp-edged streams, pine stands, and tracts of cranberries and…Randall, John Ernest, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Randall, John Ernest, Jr., 1924–2020, American ichthyologist, b. Los Angeles, Ph.D. Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa, 1955. A marine taxonomist, he named 30 new genera and hundreds of new…Nagel, Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Nagel, Ernest, 1901–85, American philosopher, b. Nové Město (now in the Czech Republic), grad. College of the City of New York, 1923, and Columbia (Ph.D., 1930). His family emigrated…Solomon Robert Guggenheim Biography
Solomon Robert Guggenheimbusiness executive, art collectorBorn: 1861Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. After studying in Zurich, he became a partner in the Swiss needlework importing business…Minutes of the Anti-Slavery Convention of Women
List of Delegates to the Convention.Minutes. At 10 o'clock, A. M. the Convention was called to order. On the nomination of a committee, appointed at preliminary meeting, on Monday, May 14th…Red Sox, 3-2
Date Winner Home FieldOct. 6Indians, 3-2at ClevelandOct. 7Indians, 11-1at ClevelandOct. 9Red Sox, 9-3at BostonOct. 10Red Sox, 23-7at BostonOct. 11Red Sox, 12-8at ClevelandGame 1Wednesday, Oct…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, July 31, 1804
Day 168 Day 170 Clark, July 31, 1804 July 31st, Tuesday a fair Day three Hunters out, Took meridian altitude made the Lattd. 41° 18' 1" 5/10 N. R. & Jo. Fields returned to Camp They…Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett
(Encyclopedia) Bierce, Ambrose GwinettBierce, Ambrose Gwinettămˈbrōz gwĭnĕtˈ bĭrs [key], 1842–1914?, American satirist, journalist, and short-story writer, b. Meigs co., Ohio. He fought with extreme…Ovid
(Encyclopedia) Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)Ovidŏvˈĭd [key], 43 b.c.–a.d. 18, Latin poet, b. Sulmo (present-day Sulmona), in the Apennines. Although trained for the law, he preferred the company of the…Trending
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