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Hughes, Charles Evans
(Encyclopedia) Hughes, Charles EvansHughes, Charles Evanshy&oomacr;z [key], 1862–1948, American statesman and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1910–16), U.S. secretary of…Glass, Philip
(Encyclopedia) Glass, Philip, 1937–, American composer, b. Baltimore. Considered one of the most innovative of contemporary composers, he was a significant figure in the development of minimalism in…Versailles, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Versailles, Treaty of, any of several treaties signed in the palace of Versailles, France. For the Treaty of Versailles of 1783, which ended the American Revolution, see Paris, Treaty…Lusitania, ship
(Encyclopedia) Lusitania, liner under British registration, sunk off the Irish coast by a German submarine on May 7, 1915. In the sinking, 1,198 persons lost their lives, 128 of whom were U.S.…Hanks, Tom
(Encyclopedia) Hanks, Tom, 1956–, American film actor, b. Concord, Calif., as Thomas Jeffrey Hanks. In 1980 he acted in his first film, and in 1980–82 he co-starred in a television sitcom. Hanks…Baade, Walter
(Encyclopedia) Baade, WalterBaade, Waltervälˈtər bäˈdə [key], 1893–1960, German-born American astronomer. From 1919 to 1931 he was on the staff of the Hamburg observatory; from 1931 to 1958, at the…Brady, Mathew B.
(Encyclopedia) Brady, Mathew B., c.1823–96, American pioneer in photography, b. Warren co., N.Y. Brady learned the daguerreotype process from S. F. B. Morse and in 1844 opened his own photographic…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Woodrow Wilson: First Inaugural Address
William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson First Inaugural Address Tuesday, March 4, 1913 THERE has been a change of government. It began two years ago, when the House of…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Woodrow Wilson: Second Inaugural Address
Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Woodrow Wilson Second Inaugural Address Monday, March 5, 1917 My Fellow Citizens: THE four years which have elapsed since last I stood in this place…Lodge, Henry Cabot
(Encyclopedia) Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. senator (1893–1924), b. Boston. He was admitted to the bar in 1876. Before beginning his long career in the U.S. Senate he edited (1873–76) the…Trending
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