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Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon
(Encyclopedia) Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon, 1890–1973, American war hero and airline executive, b. Columbus, Ohio. He became a car racing driver at 16 and set numerous speed records. In World War I…Hazen, William Babcock
(Encyclopedia) Hazen, William Babcock, 1830–87, American general, b. West Hartford, near Hartford, Vt. In the Civil War he fought at Shiloh, Perryville, and Murfreesboro, and in the Chattanooga…Wright, Jim
(Encyclopedia) Wright, Jim (James Claud Wright, Jr.), 1922–2015, U.S. congressman, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987–89), b. Fort Worth, Tex. Following service in the U.S. army…Benedict XV
(Encyclopedia) Benedict XV, 1854–1922, pope (1914–22), an Italian (b. Genoa) named Giacomo della Chiesa; successor of Pius X. He was made archbishop of Bologna in 1907 and cardinal in 1914, two…Nobel Prizes (table)
(Encyclopedia) Nobel Prizes Year Peace Chemistry Physics Physiology or Medicine Literature 1901 J. H. Dunant Frédéric Passy J. H. van't Hoff W. C. Roentgen E. A. von Behring R. F. A. Sully-…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: Rejected Services
An Inflated Ambition The Power of the Scalawag Rejected Services A HEAVY Operator overtaken by a Reverse of Fortune was bewailing his sudden fall from affluence to indigence. "Do…Poem: Mr. Eliot's Sunday Morning Service
Poem 10 Poem 12 Mr. Eliot's Sunday Morning Service Look, look, master, here comes two religions caterpillars. The Jew of Malta. Polyphiloprogenitive The sapient sutlers of the…Administrative assistant at the Office of Black Student Services
Cecilia Tell us about your work---what do you do? I work in an office that advocates for students who identify as African-Americans at Colorado…Poems: Mr. Eliot's Sunday Morning Service
by T. S. Eliot Whispers of ImmortalitySweeney Among the NightingalesMr. Eliot's Sunday Morning Service Look, look, master, here comes two religions caterpillars.…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: Equipped for Service
Two Footpads The Basking Cyclone Equipped for Service DURING the Civil War a Patriot was passing through the State of Maryland with a pass from the President to join Grant's army and…Trending
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