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Powell, John Wesley
(Encyclopedia) Powell, John Wesley, 1834–1902, American geologist and ethnologist, b. Mt. Morris (now part of New York City). The family moved to Illinois, where Powell joined the Natural History…Vincennes, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) VincennesVincennesvĭnsĕnzˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 19,859), seat of Knox co., SW Ind., on the Wabash River; inc. 1814. The city is the center of an extensive farm area. Its many…Lewis, Meriwether
(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Meriwether, 1774–1809, American explorer, one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition, b. near Charlottesville, Va. He was a captain in the army and served in a number…September 1997 News and Events
1997 News Month-By-Month World Boris Yeltsin Bars Re-Election Bid (Sept. 1): First popularly elected Russian president to step aside when four-year term ends in 2000. New NATO Chief Warns…Wesley Naylor 2002 Deaths
Wesley NaylorAge: 44 composer who created the long-running off-Broadway hit, Mama, I Want to Sing. Died: Brooklyn, N.Y., Aug. 25, 2002Shelley MydansM - QLore NotoHoyt, John Wesley
(Encyclopedia) Hoyt, John Wesley, 1831–1912, American educator, b. Worthington, Ohio, grad. Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1849. In Madison, Wis., he published the Wisconsin Farmer and Northwestern Cultivator…Inman, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Inman, Henry, 1801–46, American portrait, genre, and landscape painter, b. Yorkville, N.Y., studied with John Wesley Jarvis. He was a founder and first vice president of the National…Clark University
(Encyclopedia) Clark University, at Worcester, Mass.; coeducational; chartered 1887, opened as a graduate school 1889. It was the second graduate school to be formed in the United States. Its…Clark, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Walter, 1846–1924, American jurist, b. Halifax co., N.C., grad. Univ. of North Carolina (A.B., 1864; A.M., 1867). He entered the Confederate army at 15 and was commended for…Clark, George Rogers
(Encyclopedia) Clark, George Rogers, 1752–1818, American Revolutionary general, conqueror of the Old Northwest, b. near Charlottesville, Va.; brother of William Clark. A surveyor, he was interested…Trending
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