(Encyclopedia) Yamasaki, MinoruYamasaki, Minorumĭnōˈr&oomacr; yämäsäˈkē [key], 1912–86, American architect, b. Seattle. Yamasaki worked for prominent architectural firms in New York City from…
executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, said in March that President Clinton is “willing to accept a certain level of killing to further his political agenda.” The…
NumberPercentTotal housing units90,909100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached59,52565.51-unit, attached1,6931.92 units4,2224.63 or 4 units5,0045.55 to 9 units6,0186.610 to 19 units4,7555.220 or…
(Encyclopedia) McCulloch, HughMcCulloch, Hughməkŭlˈək [key], 1808–95, American financier and public official, b. Kennebunk, Maine. Educated at Bowdoin College, he studied law in Boston and practiced…
(Encyclopedia) Julian, George WashingtonJulian, George Washingtonj&oomacr;lˈyən [key], 1817–99, American abolitionist, U.S. Representative from Indiana (1849–51, 1861–71), b. Wayne co., Ind.…
(Encyclopedia) Wissler, Clark, 1870–1947, American anthropologist, b. Wayne, Ind., grad. Indiana Univ., 1897, Ph.D. Columbia, 1901. At first a teacher of psychology, he became interested in…
(Encyclopedia) Vincennes, Jean Baptiste Bissot, sieur deVincennes, Jean Baptiste Bissot, sieur devĭnsĕnzˈ; Fr. zhäN bätēstˈ bēsōˈ syör də văNsĕnˈ [key], 1668–1719, Canadian explorer and leader of the…
Asian-influenced trends and Asian-American trendsetters by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Eastern Standard Time is a veritable encyclopedia of Asian-influenced culture. Feng Shui…
