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Narva, city, Estonia

(Encyclopedia) NarvaNarvanärˈvə [key], city (1994 pop. 79,094), NE Estonia, on the left bank of the Narva River. A leading textile center, it also has machinery plants, sawmills, flax and jute…

Dukhobors

(Encyclopedia) Dukhobors or DoukhoborsDukhoborsboth: d&oomacr;ˈkəbôrz [key] [Russ.,=spirit wrestlers], religious group, prominent in Russia from the 18th to the 19th cent. The name was coined by…

Peter NEWHARD, Congress, PA (1783-1860)

NEWHARD Peter , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Allentown, Pa., July 26, 1783; completed preparatory studies and attended a private school in Allentown; opened the first hardware…

Peter NORBECK, Congress, SD (1870-1936)

Senate Years of Service: 1921-1936 Party: Republican NORBECK Peter , a Senator from South Dakota; born near Vermillion, Clay County, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), August 27, 1870; attended…

Peter G. FITZGERALD, Congress, IL (1960)

Senate Years of Service: 1999-2005 Party: Republican FITZGERALD Peter G. , a Senator from Illinois; born on October 20, 1960, in Elgin, Illinois, and raised in Inverness, Illinois; attended St.…

Peter FORNEY, Congress, NC (1756-1834)

FORNEY Peter , a Representative from North Carolina; born near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., April 21, 1756; attended the public schools; served as a captain during the Revolutionary War;…

Raymond Peter KOGOVSEK, Congress, CO (1941)

KOGOVSEK Raymond Peter , a Representative from Colorado; born in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colo., August 19, 1941; graduated from Pueblo Catholic High School, 1959; attended Pueblo Junior College,…

Peter Houston KOSTMAYER, Congress, PA (1946)

KOSTMAYER Peter Houston , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New York City, September 27, 1946; attended elementary and intermediate schools in New York City and Solebury, Pa.; graduated…

Peter Nicholas KYROS, Congress, ME (1925)

KYROS Peter Nicholas , a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Maine, July 11, 1925; attended the public schools in Portland, Maine, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; graduated…

Peter LITTLE, Congress, MD (1775-1830)

LITTLE Peter , a Representative from Maryland; born in Petersburg, Huntingdon County, Pa., December 11, 1775; attended the common schools; became a watchmaker; moved to Freedom, Baltimore…