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Frederick VAN NUYS, Congress, IN (1874-1944)

Senate Years of Service: 1933-1944 Party: Democrat VAN NUYS Frederick , a Senator from Indiana; born in Falmouth, Rush County, Ind., April 16, 1874; attended the public schools; graduated from…

Michael Garver OXLEY, Congress, OH (1944)

OXLEY Michael Garver , a Representative from Ohio; born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, February 11, 1944; B.A., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1966; J.D., Ohio State University College of Law…

NIT Basketball Tournament (8 teams): 1944

All games at Madison Sq. Garden, New York Quarterfinals Oklahoma A&M 43, Canisius 29 Kentucky 46, Utah 38 St. John's 44, Bowling Green 40 DePaul 68, Muhlenberg 45…

Van Druten, John William

(Encyclopedia) Van Druten, John WilliamVan Druten, John Williamvăn dr&oomacr;ˈtən [key], 1901–57, English dramatist. His best-known plays, primarily light comedies, include Old Acquaintance (1940…

Battle of the Bulge

(Encyclopedia) Battle of the Bulge, popular name in World War II for the German counterattack in the Ardennes, Dec., 1944–Jan., 1945. More than a million men fought in what is also known as the…

Tubman, William Vacanarat Shadrach

(Encyclopedia) Tubman, William Vacanarat Shadrach, 1895–1971, president of Liberia (1944–71). As a young man he was a lawyer, a collector of internal revenue, a teacher, and an officer of the…

Alonso, Dámaso

(Encyclopedia) Alonso, DámasoAlonso, Dámasodäˈmäsō älōnˈsō [key], 1898–1990, Spanish philologist, lyric poet, and literary critic, b. Madrid. He is known for his literary sensitivity and the…

Hallowell, Alfred Irving

(Encyclopedia) Hallowell, Alfred IrvingHallowell, Alfred Irvinghălˈəwĕlˌ [key], 1892–1974, American anthropologist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1914; A.M., 1920; Ph.D., 1924…

Björnsson, Sveinn

(Encyclopedia) Björnsson, SveinnBjörnsson, Sveinnsvān byörnˈsôn [key], 1881–1952, Icelandic diplomat and political leader, first president of Iceland (1944–52). A distinguished lawyer, he was elected…