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(Encyclopedia) RütliRütlirütˈlē [key] or GrütliRütligrütˈlē [key], meadows, Uri canton, central Switzerland, on the shore of the Lake of Lucerne. Here, according to the legend of William Tell,…Penn, Sir William, British admiral
(Encyclopedia) Penn, Sir William, 1621–70, British admiral. In the English civil war he served in Parliament's naval forces, and he joined the pursuit (1651–52) of Prince Rupert in the Mediterranean…Rogers, Will
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Will (William Penn Adair Rogers), 1879–1935, American humorist, b. Oolagah, Indian Territory (now in Oklahoma). In his youth he worked as a cowboy in Oklahoma, and after…Andrewes, Lancelot
(Encyclopedia) Andrewes, LancelotAndrewes, Lancelotănˈdr&oomacr;z [key], 1555–1626, Anglican divine, bishop of Chichester (1605), Ely (1609), and Winchester (1619). One of the most learned men of…Howe, Richard Howe, Earl
(Encyclopedia) Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726–99, British admiral; elder brother of Viscount Howe. He won early recognition in the Seven Years War for his operations in the English Channel. After the…John Dennis HASTERT, Congress, IL (1942)
HASTERT John Dennis , a Representative from Illinois; born in Aurora, Kane County, Ill., January 2, 1942; B.A., Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill., 1964; M.S., Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill…Tim WALBERG, Congress, MI (1951)
WALBERG Tim , a Representative from Michigan; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 12, 1951; graduated from Thornton Fractional Township North High School, Calumet, Ill., 1969; attended Western…copyright
(Encyclopedia) copyright, right granted by statute to the author or originator of certain literary, artistic, and musical productions whereby for a limited period of time he or she controls the use…James A. McDERMOTT, Congress, WA (1936)
McDERMOTT James A. , a Representative from Washington; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 28, 1936; B.S., Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill., 1958; M.D., University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill…Daniel Ray COATS, Congress, IN (1943)
Senate Years of Service: 1989-1999, 2011-2017 Party: Republican COATS Daniel Ray , a Senator and a Representative from Indiana; born in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., May 16, 1943; attended the…Trending
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