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Bernard Ebbers, 2005 News

former chief executive of WorldCom, a telecommunications giant, was found guilty in March of conspiracy, securities fraud, and seven counts of filing false reports. He was sentenced to 25…

George Bernard Shaw Biography

George Bernard Shawplaywright, essayist, criticBorn: 7/26/1856Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Nobel Prize-winning playwright, essayist and critic known for his witty, intelligent dramas of ideas…

Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl ofBirkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st earl ofbûrˈkənhĕdˌ [key], 1872–1930, British statesman and jurist. He was called to the bar in 1899…

Charles Bernard HOEVEN, Congress, IA (1895-1980)

HOEVEN Charles Bernard , a Representative from Iowa; born in Hospers, Sioux County, Iowa, March 30, 1895; attended the public schools and Alton (Iowa) High School; State University of Iowa at…

Vandalia

(Encyclopedia) VandaliaVandaliavăndāˈlyə [key], city (1990 pop. 13,882), Montgomery co., W central Ohio, a suburb of Dayton; inc. 1848. Motor vehicle parts are among the city's manufactures. National…

Herbert, A. P.

(Encyclopedia) Herbert, A. P. (Sir Alan Patrick Herbert), 1890–1971, English author and member of Parliament. He was a regular contributor to the comic magazine Punch from 1910 until his death.…

Bolzano, Bernard

(Encyclopedia) Bolzano, BernardBolzano, Bernardbōltsäˈnō [key], 1781–1848, Czech philosopher, mathematician, and theologian. Though as a Catholic priest he himself was primarily concerned with…