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Willis ALLEN, Congress, IL (1806-1859)

ALLEN Willis , a Representative from Illinois; born near Roanoke, Va., December 15, 1806; attended the common schools; taught school; moved to Tennessee and settled in Wilson County; moved to…

Allen Edward ERTEL, Congress, PA (1937)

ERTEL Allen Edward , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., November 7, 1937; attended the public schools; B.A., Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. 1958; M.S…

Allen JONES, Congress, NC (1739-1798)

JONES, Allen, (brother of Willie Jones), a Delegate from North Carolina; born in Edgecombe (now Halifax) County, N.C., December 24, 1739; attended Eton College, England; was a member of the…

Michael Allen ANDREWS, Congress, TX (1944)

ANDREWS Michael Allen , a Representative from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., February 7, 1944; graduated from Arlington Heights High School, Fort Worth, Tex., 1962; B.A., University…

Donald Allen BAILEY, Congress, PA (1945)

BAILEY Donald Allen , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., July 21, 1945; attended the public schools of Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties; graduated,…

William Allen CULLOP, Congress, IN (1853-1927)

CULLOP William Allen , a Representative from Indiana; born near Oaktown, Knox County, Ind., March 28, 1853; attended the common schools; was graduated from Hanover (Ind.) College in June 1878;…

Thomas Allen COBURN, Congress, OK (1948)

Senate Years of Service: 2005-2015 Party: Republican COBURN Thomas Allen , A Senator and a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Casper, Wyo., March 14, 1948; graduated Central High School;…

James Allen NUSSLE, Congress, IA (1960)

NUSSLE James Allen , a Representative from Iowa; born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, June 27, 1960; B.A., Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1983; J.D., Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1985;…

Rhee, Syngman

(Encyclopedia) Rhee, SyngmanRhee, Syngmansĭngˈmən rē [key], 1875–1965, Korean statesman, president of the Republic of Korea (1948–60). Early an advocate of Korean independence, he led a demonstration…

Orbiting Solar Observatory

(Encyclopedia) Orbiting Solar Observatory (OSO), series of eight orbiting observatories (see observatory, orbiting) launched between 1962 and 1971 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…