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Van de Graaff, Robert Jemison

(Encyclopedia) Van de Graaff, Robert JemisonVan de Graaff, Robert Jemisonvăn də gräf [key], 1901–67, American physicist, b. Tuscaloosa, Ala., grad. Univ. of Alabama (B.S., 1922), Ph.D. Oxford, 1928.…

Samuel Atkins ELIOT, Congress, MA (1798-1862)

ELIOT Samuel Atkins , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., March 5, 1798; attended the Boston Latin School; was graduated from Harvard University in 1817 and from the…

Bobby Darin Biography

Bobby Darin(Walden Robert Cassotto)singerBorn: 5/14/1936Birthplace: Singer who began as a teen idol with the rock 'n' roll hit “Splish Splash” (1958). Darin earned popularity with older…

Amendment XXVII

Book: David Henry Hwang and Linda Woolverton Director: Robert Falls Cast: Heather Headley, Adam Pascal, Sherie Ren Scott, Daniel Oreskes Opened: 3/00 at the Palace Theatre…

The Wild Party

Book: David Henry Hwang and Linda Woolverton Director: Robert Falls Cast: Heather Headley, Adam Pascal, Sherie Ren Scott, Daniel Oreskes Opened: 3/00 at the Palace Theatre…

Watergate: 40 Years After the Break-in

Take a look back at the Watergate scandal, the laws passed in response to it, and key players by Beth Rowen The Watergate ComplexThe scandal that ended the Nixon presidency began more than…

Richard BLAND, Congress, VA (1710-1776)

BLAND, Richard, (uncle of Theodorick Bland), a Delegate from Virginia; born in Orange County, Va., May 6, 1710; completed preparatory studies; attended the College of William and Mary; member…

Richmond, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Richmond. 1 City (1990 pop. 87,425), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay, an inlet of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1905. It is a deepwater commercial port and an industrial center…

1955 Academy Awards

The 1955 Academy Awards were presented March 21, 1956 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Calif and the NBC Century Theatre, New York, N.Y.Best Motion PictureLove Is a Many Splendored…

Lemaître, Frédérick

(Encyclopedia) Lemaître, FrédérickLemaître, Frédérickfrādārēkˈ ləmĕtˈrə [key], 1800–1876, French actor, originally named Antoine Louis Prosper Lemaître. First known in pantomimes and melodramas, he…