PHELPS Darwin , a Representative from Pennsylvania;
born in East Granby, Conn., April 17, 1807;
was left an orphan at an early age and went to live with his grandparents in Portage, Ohio, where he…
PHELPS Elisha , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Simsbury, Hartford County, Conn., November 16, 1779; was graduated from Yale College in 1800 and from Litchfield (Conn.) Law School; was…
PHELPS James , a Representative from Connecticut;
born in Colebrook, Litchfield County, Conn., January 12, 1822;
attended the public schools, the Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, Conn., Trinity…
Cal Ripken Sr.Age: 63 gritty manager, coach and player in the Baltimore Orioles family for 36 years; the only father to manage two sons simultaneously in the majors; began career as a…
Michael PhelpsBorn: June 30, 1985American Swimmer Tied with Russian gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin as the winningest athlete at a single Olympic Games, having earned eight medals in Athens.…
(Encyclopedia) Shero, Fred (Frederick Alexander Shero), 1925–1990, Canadian hockey player and coach. He was a defenseman for the New York Rangers (1947–50), then played (1950–58) and coached (1958–70…
(Encyclopedia) Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, astronomical observatory located 35 mi (56 km) S of Tucson, Ariz., at an altitude of 8,500 ft (2,590 m). It is operated jointly by the Smithsonian…
PHELPS William Wallace , a Representative from Minnesota;
born in Oakland County, Mich., June 1, 1826;
attended the country schools;
was graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in…
(Encyclopedia) Whipple, Fred Lawrence, 1906–2004, American astronomer, b. Red Oak, Iowa. After graduating from the Univ. of California, Berkeley (Ph.D. 1931), he accepted a position at Harvard, where…
PHELPS Charles Edward , a Representative from Maryland; born in Guilford, Windham County, Vt., May 1,
1833; moved with his parents to New Jersey in 1837 and to Maryland in 1841; pursued…
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