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Cunard, Sir Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Cunard, Sir SamuelCunard, Sir Samuelky&oomacr;närdˈ [key], 1787–1865, Canadian pioneer of regular transatlantic steam navigation, b. Halifax, N.S. The son of a United Empire…

Isle Royale National Park

(Encyclopedia) Isle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National Parkroiˈəl [key], 571,790 acres (231,575 hectares), comprising about 200 islands, in Lake Superior, NW Mich.; est. 1940. Isle Royale, 210…

Frank, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Frank, Robert, 1924–2019, Swiss-American photographer and filmmaker, b. Zürich. He immigrated to the United States in 1947 and became a citizen in 1963. One of the 20th century's most…

Alexander the Great

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Empire of Alexander the Great (including dependencies) Alexander the Great or Alexander III, 356–323 b.c., king of Macedon, conqueror of much of Asia. Whether or not…

John Fox POTTER, Congress, WI (1817-1899)

POTTER John Fox , a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Augusta, Maine, May 11, 1817; attended the common schools and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H.; studied law; was admitted to the…

Andrew Fuller FOX, Congress, MS (1849-1926)

FOX Andrew Fuller , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Reform, Pickens County, Ala., April 26, 1849; moved to Calhoun County, Miss., with his parents in 1853; attended private schools,…

Goldsmith Fox BAILEY, Congress, MA (1823-1862)

BAILEY Goldsmith Fox , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, N.H., July 17, 1823; attended the public schools of Fitchburg, Mass.; editor and publisher of…