(Encyclopedia) Hatch, William Henry, 1833–96, U.S. Congressman (1879–95), b. Scott co., Ky. He was admitted (1854) to the bar and moved to Hannibal, Mo. He became prominent in Democratic politics in…
Put on the hatches. Figuratively, shut the door. (Anglo-Saxon, hæc a gate. Compare haca, a bar or bolt.) Under hatches. Dead and buried. The hatches of a ship are the coverings over the…
scheming game-show contestant, outwitted and outlasted the 15 other Survivor cast members to win $1 million in cash and an amount yet to be determined in endorsements, commercials, and…
Take care of the lee hatch. Take care, helmsman, that the ship goes not to the leeward of her course —i.e. the part towards which the wind blows. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,…
(Encyclopedia) Richard I,&sp;Richard Cœur de LionRichard I,kör də lyôNˈ [key], or Richard Lion-Heart, 1157–99, king of England (1189–99); third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Although…
Senate Years of Service: 1933-1949
Party: Democrat HATCH Carl Atwood , a Senator from New Mexico; born in Kirwin, Phillip County, Kans., November 27,
1889; attended the public schools of…
Senate Years of Service: 1977-2019
Party: Republican HATCH Orrin Grant , a Senator from Utah; born in Homestead Park, Allegheny County, Pa., March 22, 1934; received early education in the public…
HATCH Jethro Ayers , a Representative from Indiana; born in Pitcher, Chenango County,
N.Y., June 18, 1837; settled in Sugar Grove, Kane County, Ill.; attended the
common schools and the institute…
(Encyclopedia) Richard, Maurice (Joseph Henri Maurice Richard)Richard, Mauricezhōzĕfˈ äNrēˈ môrēsˈ rēˈshärˌ [key], 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player, b. Montreal. Richard, nicknamed “the Rocket” by…
(Encyclopedia) Richard III, 1452–85, king of England (1483–85), younger brother of Edward IV. Created duke of Gloucester at Edward's coronation (1461), he served his brother faithfully during Edward'…
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