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Samuel F. B. Morse Biography
Samuel F. B. MorseAmerican artist and inventorBorn: 1791 Although he is remembered as the inventor of the telegraph, Samuel Morse’s first career was as an artist. From 1810 through the 1830s…Richard B. Cheney, 2000 News
former congressman and oil services company executive, was plucked from his lucrative post as CEO of Halliburton Co. in July to become Gov. George W. Bush's running mate. A staunch…John B. Keane 2002 Deaths
John B. KeaneAge: 73 Irish novelist and playwright who penned The Field, which was adapted for film in 1990. Died: Listowel, Ireland, May 30, 2002Yousuf KarshG - LThomas J. KellyDiplomatic Personnel to and from the U.S.
Country U.S. Representative to1Rank Representative from1RankAfghanistanRonald NeumannAmb.Seyyed Tayeb JawadAmb.Albania Marcie Berman RiesAmb. Fatos TarifaAmb.Algeria Richard W. ErdmanAmb.…Genovese, Eugene Dominick
(Encyclopedia) Genovese, Eugene Dominick, 1930–2012, American historian, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Brooklyn College (B.A., 1953), Columbia (M.A., 1955; Ph.D., 1959). Known for his penetrating studies…Coetzee, J. M.
(Encyclopedia) Coetzee, J. M. (John Maxwell Coetzee)Coetzee, J. M.köˈtsē [key], 1940–, South African novelist, b. John Michael Coetzee. Educated at the Univ. of Cape Town (M.A. 1963) and the Univ. of…Nabataea
(Encyclopedia) NabataeaNabataeanăbˌətēˈə [key], ancient kingdom of Arabia, south of Edom, in present-day Jordan. It flourished from the 4th cent. b.c. to a.d. 106, when it was conquered by Rome. The…Aretas
(Encyclopedia) AretasAretasârˈĭtəs, –tăs [key], dynastic name of the Nabataean kings of Petra. The best-known Aretas was Aretas IV, 9 b.c.–a.d. 49, ruler of S Palestine, most of Jordan, N Arabia, and…Reuben
(Encyclopedia) ReubenReubenr&oomacr;ˈbən [key], in the Bible, Jacob's eldest son and eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. He interceded for his brother Joseph's life and…Bethsaida
(Encyclopedia) BethsaidaBethsaidabĕth-sāˈĭdə [key] [Heb.,=house of the fisher], in the Gospels, birthplace of Jesus' disciples Peter, Andrew, and Philip. Herod Philip (4 b.c.–a.d. 33) is said to have…Trending
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