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Dingell, John David, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Dingell, John David, Jr., 1928–2019, American congressman, b. Colorado Springs, Colo.; grad. Georgetown Univ. (B.S., 1949; J.D., 1952). He served in the Army (1944–46) and after a…Robert Carlyle BYRD, Congress, WV (1917-2010)
Senate Years of Service: 1959-2010 Party: Democrat BYRD Robert Carlyle , a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N.C., November 20, 1917;…Byrd, Robert Carlyle
(Encyclopedia) Byrd, Robert Carlyle, 1917–2010, U.S. senator from West Virginia (1959–2010), b. North Wilkesboro, N.C., as Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. A Democrat, he served (1947–52) in the West…North Pole
(Encyclopedia) North Pole, northern end of the earth's axis, by convention at lat. 90°N. Because the earth's rotational axis wobbles slightly over time, the location where the northern end of the…Byrd, William, 1652–1704, English planter in colonial Virginia
(Encyclopedia) Byrd, William, 1652–1704, English planter in early Virginia. He came to America as a youth and took up lands he had inherited on both sides of the James River, including the site that…Thurmond, Strom
(Encyclopedia) Thurmond, Strom (James Strom Thurmond)Thurmond, Stromthûrˈmənd [key], 1902–2003, U.S. senator from South Carolina (1954–2003), b. Edgefield, S.C. He read law while teaching school (…Marie Byrd Land
(Encyclopedia) Marie Byrd Land, area of W Antarctica, E of the Ross Shelf Ice and the Ross Sea and S of the Amundsen Sea; the Ford Ranges lie in the northwest part. The region was discovered and…Balchen, Bernt
(Encyclopedia) Balchen, BerntBalchen, Berntbârnt bälˈkən [key], 1899–1973, Norwegian-American aviator. He headed one of the search expeditions for Amundsen and Ellsworth in 1925 and was a member of…Byrd, William, English composer
(Encyclopedia) Byrd, William, 1543–1623, English composer, organist at Lincoln Cathedral and, jointly with Tallis, at the Chapel Royal. Although Roman Catholic, he composed anthems and services for…Amundsen, Roald
(Encyclopedia) Amundsen, Roald (Roald Engelbregt Grauning Amundsen)Amundsen, Roaldrōˈäl äˈm&oobreve;nsən [key], 1872–1928, Norwegian polar explorer; the first person to reach the South Pole. He…Trending
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