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Wilson, Charles Erwin
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Charles Erwin, 1890–1961, American industrialist and cabinet officer, b. Minerva, Ohio. He was an electrical engineer with Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company from…Wilson, Edmund Beecher
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Edmund Beecher, 1856–1939, American zoologist, b. Geneva, Ill., grad. Yale (Ph.B., 1878), Johns Hopkins (Ph.D., 1881). He taught at Bryn Mawr (1885–91) and at Columbia (1891–…Wilson, James Grant
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, James Grant, 1832–1914, American biographer and man of letters, b. Scotland. He was brought to the United States in 1833. After journalistic work in Chicago and service in the…Reagan, Ronald Wilson
(Encyclopedia) Reagan, Ronald WilsonReagan, Ronald Wilsonrāˈgən [key], 1911–2004, 40th president of the United States (1981–89), b. Tampico, Ill. In 1932, after graduation from Eureka College, he…Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-
(Encyclopedia) Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-: see Salisbury, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3d marquess of.Orford, Robert Walpole, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Orford, Robert Walpole, 1st earl of: see Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford.Oxford, Robert Harley, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Oxford, Robert Harley, 1st earl of: see Harley, Robert, 1st earl of Oxford.The 100 Best English-Language Nonfiction Books of the 20th Century
The Board of the Modern Library, a division of Random House, published its selections in April 1999.The Education of Henry Adams, Henry Adams (1906)The Varieties of Religious Experience,…Pulitzer Prizes in Drama
(For years not listed, no award was made.) 1918 Why Marry?, Jesse Lynch Williams…Supremes, The
(Encyclopedia) Supremes, The, American vocal group, 1962-77. The Supremes were formed in Detroit, Mi., and were originally known as the Primettes—a…Trending
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