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Bryant, William Cullen
(Encyclopedia) Bryant, William CullenBryant, William Cullenbrīˈənt [key], 1794–1878, American poet and newspaper editor, b. Cummington, Mass. The son of a learned and highly respected physician,…Collins, William
(Encyclopedia) Collins, William, 1721–59, English poet. He was one of the great lyricists of the 18th cent. While he was still at Oxford he published Persian Ecologues (1742), which was written when…Smith, H. Allen
humoristBirthplace: McLeansboro, Ill.Born: 1907Died: 1976Warner, H. B.
(Henry Bryan Warner Lickford) actorBirthplace: LondonBorn: 1876Died: 1958Erikson, Erik H.
psychoanalystBirthplace: Frankfurt, GermanyBorn: 1902Died: 1994Kenneth H. Olsen
Kenneth H. OlsenBorn: 1926Birthplace: Stratford, Conn. Magnetic core memory—Olsen and his Digital Equipment Corporation developed the first successful minicomputer. Digital also developed the…Robert H. Rines
Robert H. RinesBorn: 1922Birthplace: Boston, Mass. High resolution-image-scanning radar and sonar—Rines' radar and sonar inventions have been used by the military in the Persian Gulf War. In…George H. Babcock
George H. BabcockBorn: 1832 Water tube steam boiler—Thomas Edison once proclaimed it to be “…the best boiler God has permitted man yet to make.” Even today, nearly half of the electricity…The Supreme Court: Taft Court, 1921 to 1930
Taft Court, 1921 to 1930The Supreme CourtEbbs and Flows of Court LeadershipTaney Court, 1837 to 1864Chase Court, 1864 to 1873Waite Court, 1874 to 1888Fuller Court, 1888 to 1910White Court,…William John McCONNELL, Congress, ID (1839-1925)
Senate Years of Service: 1890-1891 Party: Republican McCONNELL William John , a Senator from Idaho; born in Commerce, Oakland County, Mich., September 18, 1839; pursued an academic course; moved to…Trending
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