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1910 – 1919 World History

Albert Einstein (1879–1955)AIP Niels Bohr LibraryVladimir Lenin (1870–1924)Novosti PhotosWoodrow Wilson(1856–1924)The Library of Congress Picture Collection1910Boy Scouts of America…

Fuller, Melville Weston

(Encyclopedia) Fuller, Melville Weston, 1833–1910, American jurist, 8th chief justice of the United States (1888–1910), b. Augusta, Maine. He studied at Harvard law school, and after 1856 he became a…

Gladstone, Herbert John Gladstone, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Gladstone, Herbert John Gladstone, 1st ViscountGladstone, Herbert John Gladstone, 1st Viscountglădˈstən [key], 1854–1930, British statesman; son of William E. Gladstone. A member of…

Dyson, Sir Frank Watson

(Encyclopedia) Dyson, Sir Frank WatsonDyson, Sir Frank Watsondīˈsən [key], 1868–1939, English astronomer, b. Ashby-de-la-Zouch, grad. Cambridge. He was astronomer royal of Scotland (1905–10) and of…

Jesse OVERSTREET, Congress, IN (1859-1910)

OVERSTREET Jesse , a Representative from Indiana; born in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., December 14, 1859; attended the schools of his native city; was graduated from the Franklin High School in…

Educational Attainment by Sex, 1910-2020

(percent of population age 25 and older) Year Both sexes Male Female Less than 5 years of elementary school High school completion or higher1 4 or more years of college2 Less than 5 years of…

Willingdon, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st marquess of

(Encyclopedia) Willingdon, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st marquess of, 1866–1941, British colonial administrator. He was a Liberal member of Parliament from 1900 to 1910. He served as governor of Bombay…

Slocum massacre

(Encyclopedia) Slocum massacre, July 29–30, 1910, killing of an unknown number of African Americans by armed mobs of white men in the town of Slocum, Texas. The killings may have been precipitated by…