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Virginia Apgar Biography
Virginia Apgarphysician and anesthesiologist Born: 6/7/1909 Birthplace: Westfield, New Jersey Apgar is best known for developing the Apgar Score System (1952), which evaluates a newborn's…Walter LOWRIE, Congress, PA (1784-1868)
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1825 Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican LOWRIE Walter , a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Edinburgh, Scotland, December 10, 1784; immigrated to the…John Alexander ANDERSON, Congress, KS (1834-1892)
ANDERSON John Alexander , a Representative from Kansas; born near Pigeon Creek, Washington County, Pa., June 26, 1834; attended public and private schools; was graduated from Miami University,…Templeton Foundation Prize for Progress in Religion
The Templeton Prize, an award to encourage progress in religion, was established in 1972 by Sir John Templeton, a Tennessee-born financial analyst and…Oliver Ellsworth: Landholder VII
Landholder VIIOliver EllsworthDecember 17, 1787 Some very worthy persons, who have not had great advantages for information, have objected against that clause in the constitution which…Brewer's: Prescott
A waistcoat. Rhyming slang. (See Chivy.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PresentsPresbyterian A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…Brewer's: Preposterous
means “the cart before the horse.” (Latin, præ posterus, the first last and the last first.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PresbyterianPrepense A B C D…Biographies: Notable Protestant Religious Leaders
Notable Protestant Religious Leaders Billy Graham See also Notable African-American Religious Leaders People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Christianity…Presidents
Learn more about the leaders of the free world Find information about U.S. presidents, including party affiliation, term in office, age at inauguration, age at death, and more. Name and (…Timeline: Asian-American History, 1600s-1854
Asian immigration to America, 1600s to the present by David Johnson 1600s 1700s 1800-1850 Next: Late 1800s 1600s Spanish bring Chinese and Filipinos to Mexico. Top 1763…