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Henry Justin ALLEN, Congress, KS (1868-1950)

Senate Years of Service: 1929-1930 Party: Republican ALLEN Henry Justin , a Senator from Kansas; born in Pittsfield, Warren County, Pa., September 11, 1868; moved with his parents to Kansas in…

Say It Isn't So

Director:J.B. RogersWriters:Peter Gaulke and Gerry Swallow20th Century Fox; R; 97 minutesRelease:3/01Cast:Chris Klein, Heather Graham, Orlando Jones You may not think of the Farrelly Brothers…

Martin Luther DAVEY, Congress, OH (1884-1946)

DAVEY Martin Luther , a Representative from Ohio; born in Kent, Portage County, Ohio, July 25, 1884; attended the public schools; was graduated from Oberlin Academy in 1906 and later attended…

Sarah McLachlan Biography

Sarah McLachlan singer, songwriterBorn: 1/28/1968Birthplace: Halifax, Nova Scotia Although considered part of the recent wave of women singer-songwriters, from 1996–1999 Sarah McLachlan had…

Howard Alexander SMITH, Congress, NJ (1880-1966)

Senate Years of Service: 1944-1959 Party: Republican SMITH Howard Alexander , a Senator from New Jersey; born in New York City, January 30, 1880; attended the Cutler School in New York City;…

child welfare

(Encyclopedia) child welfare, services provided for the care of disadvantaged children. Foundling institutions for orphans and abandoned children were the earliest attempts at child care, usually…

Donatello

(Encyclopedia) DonatelloDonatellodŏnətĕlˈō, Ital. dōnätĕlˈlō [key], c.1386–1466, Italian sculptor, major innovator in Renaissance art, b. Florence. His full name was Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi…

Wedgwood, Josiah

(Encyclopedia) Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730–95, English potter, descendant of a family of Staffordshire potters and perhaps the greatest of all potters. At the age of nine he went to work at the plant…