(Encyclopedia) Goh Chok TongGoh Chok Tonggō chôk tông [key], 1941–, prime minister of Singapore (1990–2004). After holding government and business positions, he was elected to Singapore's parliament…
Senate Years of Service: 1954-1976
Party: Republican HRUSKA Roman Lee , a Representative and a Senator from Nebraska; born in David City, Butler County,
Nebr., August 16, 1904; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1903-1930
Party: Democrat OVERMAN Lee Slater , a Senator from North Carolina; born in Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., January 3, 1854; attended private schools and graduated…
(Encyclopedia) Seven Days battles, in the American Civil War, the week-long Confederate counter-offensive (June 26–July 2, 1862) near Richmond, Va., that ended the Peninsular campaign. After the…
(Encyclopedia) Ewell, Richard Stoddert, 1817–72, Confederate general, b. Georgetown, D.C., grad. West Point, 1840. Ewell rose rapidly in the Confederate army, becoming a major general by Oct., 1861.…
