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Bülow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin, Fürst von

(Encyclopedia)Bülow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin, Fürst von bĕrnˈhärt hīnˈrĭkh märˈtĭn fŭrst fən büˈlō [key], 1849–1929, German chancellor. He held many diplomatic posts before he became, through the...

Wilson, William Lyne

(Encyclopedia)Wilson, William Lyne, 1843–1900, American legislator, cabinet member, and university president, b. Jefferson co., Va. (now in W.Va.). He was a private in the Confederate army in the Civil War, and a...

Lee, Rooney

(Encyclopedia)Lee, Rooney: see Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh. ...

Hewlett Foundation

(Encyclopedia)Hewlett Foundation: see William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. ...

Rutherford, Mark

(Encyclopedia)Rutherford, Mark, pseud. of William Hale White. ...

Great Lakes, North America

(Encyclopedia)Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the world, with a combi...
 

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