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Museum of Modern Art

(Encyclopedia) Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, established and incorporated in 1929. It is privately supported. Alfred H. Barr, Jr., was its first director. Operating at first in rented…

Peter Paul MAHONEY, Congress, NY (1848-1889)

MAHONEY Peter Paul , a Representative from New York; born in New York City June 25, 1848; educated in the common schools of New York City; engaged in the dry-goods business for several years;…

Thomas Vincent QUINN, Congress, NY (1903-1982)

QUINN Thomas Vincent , a Representative from New York; born in Long Island City, Queens County, N.Y., March 16, 1903; attended the grade and high schools of Queens County, N.Y.; graduated from…

The History of the Fortune Cookie

Born in California, of Chinese American—or maybe Japanese American—origin by Borgna Brunner Related Links Origins of APA Heritage MonthAsian-American HistoryTimeline of Asian-…