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(Encyclopedia) Morrisville, borough (1990 pop. 9,765), Bucks co., SE Pa., on the Delaware River opposite Trenton, N.J.; settled c.1624 by the Dutch West India Company, inc. 1804. Water pumps,…Calvo, Carlos
(Encyclopedia) Calvo, CarlosCalvo, Carloskärˈlōs kälˈvō [key], 1824–1906, Argentine diplomat and historian. He spent much of his life in diplomatic service abroad. He edited a collection of Latin…Oswestry
(Encyclopedia) OswestryOswestryŏzˈwĕstrē, –wəs– [key], town (1991 pop. 12,448), Shropshire, W central England. The market town has plastics, clothing, and printing industries. The area is named for…James Wheaton MOTT, Congress, OR (1883-1945)
MOTT James Wheaton , a Representative from Oregon; born near New Washington, Clearfield County, Pa., November 12, 1883; moved with his parents to Salem, Oreg., in 1890; attended the public schools,…Horace WHEATON, Congress, NY (1803-1882)
WHEATON Horace , a Representative from New York; born in New Milford, Litchfield County, Conn., February 24, 1803; moved with his parents to Pompey, Onondaga County, N.Y., in 1810; received a…Laban WHEATON, Congress, MA (1754-1846)
WHEATON Laban , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Mansfield, Bristol County, Mass., on March 13, 1754; attended Wrentham (Mass.) Academy; was graduated from Harvard College in 1774;…NCAA Division III Soccer at Wheaton, Il
at Wheaton, Ill. (Nov. 26-27) Semifinals: St. Lawrence (N.Y.) def. Alma (Mich.), 2-0; Wheaton (Ill.) def. Richard Stockton College (N.J.), 4-0. Championship: St. Lawrence def. Wheaton, 2-0;…Edmond
(Encyclopedia) Edmond, city (2020 pop. 94,428), Oklahoma co., central Okla.; settled 1889. It is a trading center with a huge oil field and small…Bellomont, Richard Coote, earl of
(Encyclopedia) Bellomont, Richard Coote, earl ofBellomont, Richard Coote, earl ofbĕlˈəmŏntˌ [key], 1636–1701, colonial governor of New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, b. Ireland. He arrived (…Graham, Billy
(Encyclopedia) Graham, Billy (William Franklin Graham)Graham, Billygrāˈəm [key], 1918–2018, American evangelist, b. Charlotte, N.C., grad. Wheaton College (B.A., 1943). Graham was ordained a minister…