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Frank Bartlett WILLIS, Congress, OH (1871-1928)

Senate Years of Service: 1921-1928 Party: Republican WILLIS Frank Bartlett , a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Lewis Center, Delaware County, Ohio, December 28, 1871; attended…

Jonathan Spencer WILLIS, Congress, DE (1830-1903)

WILLIS Jonathan Spencer , a Representative from Delaware; born in Oxford, Talbot County, Md., April 5, 1830; attended the district schools and studied under private tutors; taught school seven…

500 Songs That Shaped Rock

James Henke, chief curator for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with the help of music writers and critics, selected 500 songs (not only rock songs) that they believe have been most…

Pembroke College

(Encyclopedia) Pembroke College, Providence, R.I.: see Brown University.

2002 Drama Desk Awards

The Drama Desk, a group of 150 theater critics and reporters, announced the awards on May 19, 2002.Outstanding Play (tie)The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? and MetamorphosesOutstanding…

honey buzzard

(Encyclopedia) honey buzzard, common name for several medium-sized, buzzardlike hawks (genus Pernis) of Eurasia and Africa. The European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus, is predominantly reddish brown…

mandrill

(Encyclopedia) mandrill, large monkey, Mandrillus sphinx, of central W Africa, related to the baboons. Mandrills are found in forests, while baboons live in open country. The fur of the mandrill is…

Biographies: A -C

Alvar Aalto Iorwith Wilbur Abel Sir Patrick Abercrombie Henry Carter Adams Alexander Agassiz Horace Marden Albright Maurice Allais Sir Hugh Allan Linda Alvarado Oakes Ames Othmar Hermann…

creeper

(Encyclopedia) creeper, common name for members of a family of small, inconspicuous birds related to wrens and nuthatches. They are found in wooded regions of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. A…