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Langdon, Harry

(Encyclopedia) Langdon, Harry, 1884–1944, American silent film comedian and director, b. Council Bluffs, Iowa. He repeatedly ran away from home to join traveling shows and circuses as a youngster,…

Chauncy, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Chauncy, CharlesChauncy, Charleschônˈsē, chänˈ– [key], 1705–87, American Congregational clergyman, b. Boston. He was ordained as a minister of the First Church, Boston, in 1727 and…

Huntsville, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Huntsville. 1 City (2020 pop. 215,006), seat of Madison co., N Ala.; inc. 1811. A major center for U.S. space research, Huntsville is…

Epimetheus, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) Epimetheus, in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn XI (or S11), Epimetheus is an irregularly shaped (nonspherical) body measuring…

Members of Congress: Georgia, Congress, GA

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Georgia Member Name Birth-Death ABBOT, Joel 1776-1826 ADAMSON, William Charles 1854-1929 ALFORD, Julius Caesar 1799-1863…

Henry Scott (Scotty) BAESLER, Congress, KY (1941)

BAESLER Henry Scott (Scotty) , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Lexington, Ky., July 9, 1941; B.S., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1963; J.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky…

Kinsley Scott BINGHAM, Congress, MI (1808-1861)

Senate Years of Service: 1859-1861 Party: Republican BINGHAM Kinsley Scott , a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in Camillus, Onondaga County, N.Y., December 16, 1808; attended the…