(Encyclopedia) Odum, Eugene Pleasants, 1913–2002, American ecologist, b. Newport, N.H., Ph.D. Univ. of Illinois, 1939; son of Howard W. Odum. He joined the department of zoology at the Univ. of…
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914–2005, American psychologist and educator, b. Panama Canal Zone, grad. Howard (B.A., 1935) and Columbia (Ph.D., 1940). Clark taught psychology at Howard (…
(Encyclopedia) Joseph (Chief Joseph), c.1840–1904, chief of a group of Nez Percé. On his father's death in 1871, Joseph became leader of one of the groups that refused to leave the land ceded to the…
(Encyclopedia) Flodden, field, Northumberland, N England, just across the border from Coldstream, Scotland. It was the scene of the battle of Flodden Field (1513), in which the English under Thomas…
prime minister of Australia, outraged many constituents with his decision to send 2,000 troops to Iraq to participate in a war not sanctioned by the UN.
former governor of Vermont, emerged as a the frontrunner in the crowded field of Democratic presidential hopefuls. In the third quarter of 2003, he raised $14.8 million, more than each of…
former governor of Vermont, enjoyed frontrunner status in the crowded field of Democratic presidential hopefuls before the first primary. His star dimmed early, however, when he placed third…
CIA agentDied: January 23, 2007 (Miami, Florida) Best Known as: White House secret agent involved in Watergate scandal Former CIA spy and secret agent for…
Vermont doctor and politician, was elected chairman of the Democratic National Party in February. In 2004, he was an early frontrunner in the crowded field of Democratic presidential…
