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Thomas SPALDING, Congress, GA (1774-1851)
SPALDING Thomas , a Representative from Georgia; born in Frederica, St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Ga., March 26, 1774; attended the common schools of Georgia and Florida and a private school…Salza, Hermann von
(Encyclopedia) Salza, Hermann vonSalza, Hermann vonhĕrˈmän fən zälˈtsä [key], d. 1239, grand master (1210–39) of the Teutonic Knights. A friend and adviser of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, he…Lakshadweep
(Encyclopedia) LakshadweepLakshadweepləkshädˈwēpˌ [key], union territory (2001 provisional pop. 60,595), 11 sq mi (28 sq km), SW India, consisting of the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi islands in…Agin-Buryat Autonomous Area
(Encyclopedia) Agin-Buryat Autonomous AreaAgin-Buryat Autonomous Areaəgyēnˌb&oobreve;ryätˈ [key] or Aga BuryatAga Buryatägˈə b&oobreve;ryätˈ [key], former administrative division, S Siberian…New Guinea, Territory of
(Encyclopedia) New Guinea, Territory of: see Papua New Guinea.British Indian Ocean Territory
(Encyclopedia) British Indian Ocean Territory, archipelago, c.1,180 mi (1,900 km), NE of Mauritius, in the central Indian Ocean. The more than 50 islands, which form the Chagos Archipelago and are…Kamchatka
(Encyclopedia) KamchatkaKamchatkakămchătˈkə [key], peninsula, 104,200 sq mi (269,878 sq km), Kamchatka Territory, Russian Far East, separating the Sea of Okhotsk in the west from the Bering Sea and…dowry
(Encyclopedia) dowrydowrydouˈrē [key], the property that a woman brings to her husband at the time of the marriage. The dowry apparently originated in the giving of a marriage gift by the family of…Robinson, Eddie
(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Eddie (Edward Gay Robinson), 1919–2007, African-American football coach, b. Jackson, La., grad. Leland College, Baker, La. (B.A., 1941), Univ. of Iowa (M.A., 1954). A college…Pujo, Arsène Paulin
(Encyclopedia) Pujo, Arsène PaulinPujo, Arsène Paulinarsĕnˈ pôlăNˈ püzhōˈ [key], 1861–1939, U.S. congressman, b. Lake Charles, La. He practiced law in Louisiana before serving (1903–13) as a…Trending
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