(Encyclopedia) Frisian IslandsFrisian Islandsfrĭzhˈən [key], chain of low-lying islands, off the coasts of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, in the North Sea. The West Frisian Islands, also…
Hawaii State Information
Capital: Honolulu (on Oahu)
Official Name: Hawaii
Organized as territory/republic: Republic, 1893; Territory, 1900
Entered Union (rank): August 21, 1959 (50th…
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(Encyclopedia) Paulson, Henry Merritt, Jr., 1946–, U.S. investment banker and government official, b. Palm Beach, Fla., grad. Harvard (M.B.A., 1970). After working as an assistant to the comptroller…
(Encyclopedia) Peck, Justin, 1987–, American ballet dancer and choreographer, b. Washington, D.C. He trained at New York City Ballet's School of American Ballet, where he was influenced by the…
(Encyclopedia) Dundee, Angelo, 1921–2012, American boxing trainer, most famous for his work with Muhammad Ali, b. Philadelphia as Angelo Mirena, Jr. After serving in World War II he moved to New York…
(Encyclopedia) Rohmer, Eric, 1920–2010, French film director and writer, b. Jean-Marie Maurice Schérer. He was a founder (1950) of La Gazette du cinéma, cowrote (1957) a study of Alfred Hitchcock,…
The following were the members of President Barack Obama's cabinet. President Obama's tenure was from 2009 to 2017 and he was the 44th president of the United States. Cabinet members are chosen…
