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LAMAR James Robert , a Representative from Missouri;
born at Edgar Springs, Phelps County, Mo., March 28, 1866;
attended the common schools and Licking (Mo.) Academy;
taught school in Phelps and…
EVANS Thomas Beverley, Jr. , A Representative from Delaware; born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 5, 1931; attended the public schools of Old Hickory, Tenn., and Seaford, Del., 1936-…
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CONN Charles Gerard , a Representative from Indiana; born in Phelps, Ontario County, N.Y., January 29,
1844; moved with his parents to Elkhart, Ind., in 1851; attended the common schools;…
World long course records set or equaled between Oct. 1, 2001 and Sept. 22, 2002; (*) indicates record is awaiting ratification.MenEvent Name RecordOld Mark Former Holder400m freestyleIan…
(Encyclopedia) Manuel I (Manuel Comnenus)Manuel Ikŏmnēˈnəs [key], c.1120–1180, Byzantine emperor (1143–80), son and successor of John II. He began his reign with a war against the Seljuk Turks, the…
(Encyclopedia) Donen, Stanley, 1924–2019, American film director, choreographer, and producer, b. Columbia, S.C. He is best known for directing some of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's finest musicals. In 1940…
(Encyclopedia) Innocent IV, d. 1254, pope (1243–54), a Genoese named Sinibaldo Fieschi, a distinguished jurist who studied and later taught law at the Univ. of Bologna; successor of Celestine IV. He…
(Encyclopedia) Warren, Earl, 1891–1974, American public official and 14th chief justice of the United States (1953–69), b. Los Angeles. He graduated from the Univ. of California Law School in 1912.…
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