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Fulton, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Fulton, Robert, 1765–1815, American inventor, engineer, and painter, b. near Lancaster, Pa. He was a man remarkable for his many talents and his mechanical genius. An expert gunsmith…Mondavi, Robert Gerald
(Encyclopedia) Mondavi, Robert GeraldMondavi, Robert Geraldməndäˈvē [key], 1913–2008, American vintner who was in the forefront of establishing California as a major table-wine-producing region and…2007 Midterm Elections: The Senate
Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party affiliation. All terms are for six years and expire in January. Senators listed in…Adam Monroe BYRD, Congress, MS (1859-1912)
BYRD Adam Monroe , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Sumter County, Ala., July 6, 1859; moved to Neshoba County, Miss.; attended the common schools and Cooper Institute in Daleville; was…Harry Flood BYRD, Jr., Congress, VA (1914)
Senate Years of Service: 1965-1971; 1971-1983 Party: Democrat; Independent BYRD Harry Flood, Jr. , a Senator from Virginia; born in Winchester, Va., December 20, 1914; educated at Virginia Military…Harry Flood BYRD, Congress, VA (1887-1966)
Senate Years of Service: 1933-1965 Party: Democrat BYRD Harry Flood , a Senator from Virginia; born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W.Va., June 10, 1887; moved with his parents to Winchester, Va…Oscar Byrd LOVETTE, Congress, TN (1871-1934)
LOVETTE Oscar Byrd , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., December 20, 1871; attended the common schools of Greene County and the Parrottsville (Tenn.) High…Famous Firsts in Aviation
Cayley's Helicopter Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine. Source: Library of Congress. Orville Wright, Major John F. Curry, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh…Matthew of Westminster
(Encyclopedia) Matthew of Westminster, name for many years given to the supposed author of an English chronicle in Latin, the Flores historiarum. The chronicle was actually written by various monks.…Goddard, Robert Hutchings
(Encyclopedia) Goddard, Robert Hutchings, 1882–1945, American physicist and rocket expert, b. Worcester, Mass., grad. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1908), Ph.D. Clark Univ., 1911. From 1914…Trending
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