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Pabst, G. W.
(Encyclopedia) Pabst, G. W. (Georg Wilhelm Pabst)Pabst, G. W.gāˈôrkh vĭlˈhĕlm päpst [key], 1885–1967, German film director, b. Austria. He used montage in such works of social realism as The Joyless…Quine, W. V.
(Encyclopedia) Quine, W. V. (Willard Van Orman Quine)Quine, W. V.kwīn [key], 1908–2000, American philosopher and mathematical logician, b. Akron, Ohio, grad. Oberlin, 1930. He studied at Harvard (Ph.…Lowell, Josephine Shaw
(Encyclopedia) Lowell, Josephine Shaw, 1843–1905, American political reformer, b. Roxbury, Mass. Lowell, brother of Robert Gould Shaw and widow of…Kennedy, Ted
(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, Ted (Edward Moore Kennedy), 1932–2009, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1962–2009), b. Boston, Mass., youngest son of Joseph P. Kennedy and the last survivor of brothers…Fitzpatrick, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Fitzpatrick, Thomas, c.1799–1854, American trapper, fur trader, and guide, one of the greatest of the mountain men, b. Co. Cavan, Ireland. He emigrated early to the United States, and…bonus
(Encyclopedia) bonus, extra amount in money, bonds, or goods over what is normally due. The term is applied especially to payments to employees either for production in excess of the normal (wage…George William NORRIS, Congress, NE (1861-1944)
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1943 Party: Republican; Independent NORRIS George William , a Representative and a Senator from Nebraska; born on a farm near Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio, on July 11…Bruce
(Encyclopedia) Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. His son…W. Arthur Garrity, Jr. Biography
W. Arthur Garrity, Jr.Age: 79 the federal judge who in 1974 triggered riots and “white flight” by ordering the desegregation, by student busing, of Boston schools.Died: Boston, Mass.,…George W. Bush, 2000 News
governor of Texas, became the Republican nominee for president at the Aug. Republican National Convention. The path to nomination was not an easy one for Bush. Sen. John McCain's insurgent…Trending
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