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(Encyclopedia) columnist, the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has…Other American Library Association Awards for Children's Books, 2008
Also see the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal winnners. 2008 Coretta Scott King Awards, honoring black authors and illustrators…House Committees, 115th Congress
House Standing Committees Agriculture (51 members) Chairman: Michael Conaway (R-Tex.) Ranking Rep.: Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) Appropriations (51 members) Chairman: Rodney Frelinghuysen (R…All-Time Sack Leaders
All-Time Sack Leaders(Through 2005) Amount1.Bruce Smith200.02.Reggie White198.03.Kevin Greene160.04.Chris Doleman150.55.John Randle137.5 Richard Dent137.57.Lawrence Taylor132.5 Leslie O'…Morrill, Justin Smith
(Encyclopedia) Morrill, Justin Smith, 1810–98, American politician, b. Strafford, Vt. A prosperous merchant, he helped organize (1855) the Republican party in Vermont. First elected to Congress in…Mayo-Smith, Richmond
(Encyclopedia) Mayo-Smith, Richmond, 1854–1901, American statistician, b. Troy, Ohio, grad. Amherst, 1875. After graduation he studied for two years in Germany. From 1877 to 1901 he taught at…McDonnell, James Smith
(Encyclopedia) McDonnell, James Smith, 1899–1980, American aviation pioneer, b. Denver, B.S. Princeton, 1921, M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1925. He designed the Doodlebug (1929), a…Lucie-Smith, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Lucie-Smith, Edward, 1933–, British poet and art critic, b. Jamaica, grad. Oxford, 1954. He has lived in London since 1951, where he worked as an advertising copywriter (1956–66) and…Clark, William Smith
(Encyclopedia) Clark, William Smith, 1826–86, American educator, b. Ashfield, Mass., grad. Amherst, 1848, and studied chemistry and botany at Göttingen (Ph.D., 1852). He taught at Amherst until the…Smith, Logan Pearsall
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Logan Pearsall, 1865–1946, Anglo-American author, b. Millville, N.J. After 1888 he lived in England, studied at Oxford, and became a man of letters. His brief and exquisite…Trending
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