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John Herman DENT, Congress, PA (1908-1988)

DENT John Herman , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Johnetta, Armstrong County, Pa., March 10, 1908; educated in the public schools of Armstrong and Westmoreland Counties, the Great Lakes…

Robert Gray ALLEN, Congress, PA (1902-1963)

ALLEN Robert Gray , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., August 24, 1902; moved to Minneapolis, Minn., in 1906 and attended public and private schools;…

The Midwest

Source: The U.S. Department of State The Midwest is a cultural crossroads. Starting in the early 1800s easterners moved there in search of better farmland, and soon Europeans bypassed the…

Michigan, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Michigan, Lake, 22,178 sq mi (57,441 sq km), 307 mi (494 km) long and 30 to 120 mi (48–193 km) wide, bordered by Mich., Ind., Ill., and Wis.; third largest of the Great Lakes and the…

May 2004 Disasters

May 1–6, southern Calif.: Six blazes raged through 20,000 acres this week. Many were evacuated from their homes and eight buildings at the Dorland Mountain Arts Colony retreat burned to the…

November 2005 Disasters

Nov. 6, Knight Township, Ind.: A fast moving line of thunderstorms spawned a tornado in southwestern Indiana and northern Kentucky that destroyed 130 mobile homes and killed 23 people.Nov. 9…

Henry Hamilton Biography

Henry Hamilton British officer and governorBorn: 1734?Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Hamilton was the son of Henry Hamilton, member of the British Parliament for Donegal, County Cork, Ireland.…

2000-01 Division II Basketball Tournament

The eight regional winners of the 48-team field: NORTHEAST—Adelphi (31-0); EAST—Queens-NC (26-5); SOUTH ATLANTIC—Johnson C. Smith (27-4); SOUTH—Tampa (24-6); SOUTH CENTRAL—Washburn (27-4); GREAT…

Other 2002 Men's Tournaments: NCAA Division II

The eight regional winners of the 48-team field: NORTHEAST—Adelphi (28-2); EAST—Indiana-Pa. (27-4); SOUTH ATLANTIC—Shaw (27-4); SOUTH—West Georgia (24-8); SOUTH CENTRAL—NW Missouri St. (29-2…

1943 College Football Recap

Final AP Top 20Bowl Games with Top 20 TeamsMajor Conference ChampionsHeisman Trophy VotingOther Major Award WinnersConsensus All-America Team Service teams dominated the AP Top 20 in 1943. Not only…