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Gosford, Archibald Acheson, 2d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Gosford, Archibald Acheson, 2d earl ofGosford, Archibald Acheson, 2d earl ofgŏzˈfərd [key], 1776–1849, governor in chief of British North America (1835–37). He served in the British…Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, Quintin McGarel Hogg, BaronHailsham of Saint Marylebone, Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baronməgârˈəl, hālˈshəm əv sənt mârˈĭbōnˌ [key], 1907–2001, British…Cateau-Cambrésis, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Cateau-Cambrésis, Treaty ofCateau-Cambrésis, Treaty ofkätōˈ-käNbrāzēˈ [key], 1559, concluded at Le Cateau, France, by representatives of Henry II of France, Philip II of Spain, and…Watergate affair
(Encyclopedia) Watergate affair, in U.S. history, series of scandals involving the administration of President Richard M. Nixon; more specifically, the burglarizing of the Democratic party national…United States Air Force Academy
(Encyclopedia) United States Air Force Academy, at Colorado Springs, Colo.; for training young men and women to be officers in the U.S. air force; authorized in 1954 by Congress. Temporary quarters…Rosamond, mistress of Henry II of England
(Encyclopedia) Rosamond (Rosamond Clifford), d. 1176, mistress of Henry II of England. She was not openly acknowledged by the king until 1174, after he had imprisoned his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine.…York, Edmund of Langley, duke of
(Encyclopedia) York, Edmund of Langley, duke of, 1341–1402, fifth son of Edward III of England. He was made (1362) earl of Cambridge, served on expeditions to Spain and France, and married (1372)…Southern California, University of
(Encyclopedia) Southern California, University of, at Los Angeles; coeducational; chartered and opened 1880. The university has a liberal arts college and a graduate school as well as schools of…Orléans, French royal family
(Encyclopedia) OrléansOrléansôrlāäNˈ [key], family name of two branches of the French royal line. The house of Valois-Orléans was founded by Louis, duc d'Orléans (see separate article), whose…Douglas, William Orville
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, William Orville, 1898–1980, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1939–75), b. Maine, Minn. He received his law degree from Columbia in 1925 and later…Trending
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