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Thaddeus STEVENS, Congress, PA (1792-1868)

STEVENS Thaddeus , A Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Danville, Caledonia County, Vt. April 4, 1792; attended Peacham Academy and the University of Vermont at Burlington; was graduated from…

Steven Douglas SYMMS, Congress, ID (1938)

Senate Years of Service: 1981-1993 Party: Republican SYMMS Steven Douglas , a Representative and a Senator from Idaho; born in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, April 23, 1938; attended the public…

Keneally, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Keneally, ThomasKeneally, Thomaskənēˈlē [key], 1935–, Australian novelist, b. Sydney. For a time a student of religion, and later of law, Keneally has ranged over a wide spectrum of…

Kael, Pauline

(Encyclopedia) Kael, PaulineKael, Paulinekāl [key], 1919–2001, American film critic, b. Petaluma, Calif. Possessed of extremely strong opinions about movies and a feisty, pop-inflected style, Kael…

electroweak theory

(Encyclopedia) electroweak theory, a unified field theory that describes two of the fundamental forces in nature, electromagnetism (see electromagnetic radiation) and the weak interaction. The…

Zsigmond, Vilmos

(Encyclopedia) Zsigmond, Vilmos, 1930–2016, Hungarian-American cinematographer. As a film student in Budapest, he and fellow student (and later cinematographer) Laszlo Kovacs secretly filmed the…

Winfrey, Oprah

(Encyclopedia) Winfrey, Oprah, 1954–, African-American television host, actress, and media magnate, b. Kosciusko, Miss., as Orpah Gail Winfrey, grad. Tennessee State Univ. (1976). She began her…

Stevens Thomson MASON, Congress, VA (1760-1803)

Senate Years of Service: 1794-1803 Party: Democratic Republican MASON Stevens Thomson , a Senator from Virginia; born in Chappawamsic, Stafford County, Va., December 29, 1760; attended William…

John Steven McGROARTY, Congress, CA (1862-1944)

McGROARTY John Steven , a Representative from California; born near Wilkes-Barre in Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pa., August 20, 1862; attended the public schools and Harry Hillman Academy,…

Steven Beckwith AYRES, Congress, NY (1861-1929)

AYRES Steven Beckwith , a Representative from New York; born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, October 27, 1861; moved with his parents to Elmira, N.Y., in 1866; attended the grammar school; moved to Penn…