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Andrew Mellon Biography

Andrew Mellonfinancier, public official, philanthropistBorn: 3/24/1855Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. Having been born into a wealthy banking family, Mellon used the experience he gained in…

Warren Gamaliel Harding

Warren Gamaliel HardingBorn: 11/2/1865Birthplace: Morrow County, Ohio Warren Gamaliel Harding was born in Morrow County, Ohio, on Nov. 2, 1865. After attending Ohio Central College, Harding…

Herbert Clark Hoover

Herbert Clark HooverBorn: 8/10/1874Birthplace: West Branch, Iowa Herbert Clark Hoover was born at West Branch, Iowa, on Aug. 10, 1874, the first president to be born west of the Mississippi.…

Annual Awards: Pro Football, Sports

Tinactin Ironman of the YearChad Dukes, AlbOffensive Player of the YearCalvin Schexnayder, AriDefensive Player of the YearJohnnie Harris, TBAll-Arena First TeamPos QBSherdrick Bonner,…

Brewer's: Calydon

A forest supposed, in the romances relating to King Arthur, to occupy the northern portion of England. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CalypsoCalvinism A B…

Brewer's: Geneva Doctrines

Calvinism. Calvin, in 1541, was invited to take up his residence in Geneva as the public teacher of theology. From this period Geneva was for many years the centre of education for the…

Brewer's: Calves' Head Club

Instituted in ridicule of Charles I. The great annual banquet was held on the 30th January, and consisted of a cod's head, to represent the person of Charles Stuart, independent of his…

Brewer's: Minister

means an inferior person, in opposition to magister, a superior. One is connected with the Latin minus, and the other with magis. Our Lord says, “Whosoever will be great among you, let him…