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Albert Wolff 1998 Deaths

Albert WolffAge: 95 federal law enforment agent who combated the illegal operations of Al Capone in Prohibition-era Chicago, as one of Eliot Ness's incorruptible “Untouchables.” Died: March…

inflection

(Encyclopedia) inflection, in grammar. In many languages, words or parts of words are arranged in formally similar sets consisting of a root, or base, and various affixes. Thus walking, walks, walker…

tornado

(Encyclopedia) tornado, dark, funnel-shaped cloud containing violently rotating air that develops below a heavy cumulonimbus cloud mass and extends toward the earth. The funnel twists about, rises…

Robert Stack 2003 Deaths

Robert StackAge: 84 rugged actor whose film and television career spanned 60 years. He's most famous for his role as Eliot Ness in the television series The Untouchables. His film credits…

Theseus

(Encyclopedia) TheseusTheseusthēˈsy&oomacr;s, –sēəs [key], in Greek mythology, hero of Athens; son of either King Aegeus or Poseidon. Before Aegeus left Troezen he placed his sword and sandals…

Isaac FLETCHER, Congress, VT (1784-1842)

FLETCHER Isaac , a Representative from Vermont; born in Dunstable, Middlesex County, Mass., November 22, 1784; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.,…

Horatio SEYMOUR, Congress, VT (1778-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1821-1833 Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay Republican; Adams; Anti-Jacksonian SEYMOUR Horatio , (Uncle of Origen Storrs Seymour), a Senator from Vermont; born in…

Edward Campbell LITTLE, Congress, KS (1858-1924)

LITTLE Edward Campbell , a Representative from Kansas; born in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, December 14, 1858; moved to Kansas in 1866 with his parents, who settled in Olathe; attended the public…

Geometry: Dilations

DilationsGeometryTransformationsIsometriesDilationsSymmetry A dilation is a transformation that changes the length of all line segments by the same proportion. A dilation does not change the shape…

U.S. Opera Companies

American Musical Theatre of San Jose: Stewart Slater, pres.1717 Technology DriveSan Jose, Calif. 95110–1305(408) 453–7100Arizona Opera Company: Joel Revzen, art. dir.3501 N. Mountain Ave.…