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Rhode Island: Temperature Extremes

MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceJan.691995Providence–231942KingstonFeb.721985Providence–251996GreeneMarch901945Providence–…

A Pill with a Purpose

A team of astronomers from the California Institute of Technology, led by S. George Djorgovski, may have glimpsed the dawn of our universe. In Aug. 2001, this team reported that it had spotted the “…

James Girard LINDSLEY, Congress, NY (1819-1898)

LINDSLEY James Girard , a Representative from New York; born in Orange, N.J., March 19, 1819; attended the public schools, Ransom's Military Academy, and Pierson's Orange Classical School; moved…

Charles Murray TURPIN, Congress, PA (1878-1946)

TURPIN Charles Murray , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Kingston, Luzerne County, Pa., March 4, 1878; attended the public and high schools and Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa.; served…

Rosecrans, William Starke

(Encyclopedia) Rosecrans, William StarkeRosecrans, William Starkerōzˈkrănz [key], 1819–98, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Kingston, Ohio. He served in the army from 1842 to 1854 and in…

U-Z

Robert Anacletus UnderwoodLila Meade ValentineValmikiNydia VelázquezAnn M. VenemanJesse VenturaHenry WadeAn WangNancy Ward Maxine Waters(Alyce) Faye WattletonJ. C. WattsJohn and Eliza…

John Tu Biography

John Tusoftware entrepreneurBorn: 1941Birthplace: Shanghai, China As a young man, Tu left China to live with relatives in Germany, where he earned a degree in electrical engineering in 1970.…

David Miller DE WITT, Congress, NY (1837-1912)

DE WITT David Miller , a Representative from New York; born in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., November 25, 1837; moved to New York in 1845 with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn; attended the…

Jamaica

(Encyclopedia) CE5 JamaicaJamaicajəmāˈkə [key], independent state within the Commonwealth (2015 est. pop. 2,872,000), 4,232 sq mi (10,962 sq km), coextensive with the island of Jamaica, West…