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Casablanca Conference
(Encyclopedia) Casablanca Conference, Jan. 14–24, 1943, World War II meeting of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at Casablanca, French Morocco. A…Rogers, James Harvey
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, James Harvey, 1886–1939, American economist, b. South Carolina, grad. Univ. of South Carolina (B.A., 1906) and Yale (B.A., 1909; Ph.D., 1916). He was professor of economics at…McAdoo, William Gibbs
(Encyclopedia) McAdoo, William GibbsMcAdoo, William Gibbsmăkˈəd&oomacr; [key], 1863–1941, American political leader, U.S. secretary of the treasury (1913–18), b. near Marietta, Ga. The son of a…Portsmouth, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Portsmouth, Treaty of, 1905, treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War. It was signed at the Portsmouth Naval Base, New Hampshire, on Sept. 5, 1905. Negotiations leading up to the treaty…Cockran, William Bourke
(Encyclopedia) Cockran, William BourkeCockran, William Bourkekŏkˈrən [key], 1854–1923, American political leader, b. Co. Sligo, Ireland. He emigrated to New York City at the age of 17 and in 1876 was…Holbrook
(Encyclopedia) Holbrook. <1> City (2020 pop. 4,858), seat of Navaho co., NE Ariz.; founded c. 1881; inc. 1917. The town was established with the…Alanbrooke, Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Alanbrooke, Alan Francis Brooke, 1st ViscountAlanbrooke, Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscountălˈənbr&oobreve;kˌ [key], 1883–1963, British general. He entered the field artillery in…Daniels, Jonathan Worth
(Encyclopedia) Daniels, Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, American newspaper editor and author, b. Raleigh, N.C. In 1925 he joined the staff of the Raleigh (N.C.) News and Observer, edited by his father,…Lease, Mary Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) Lease, Mary Elizabeth, 1853–1933, American agrarian reformer and temperance advocate, b. Ridgeway, Pa. The daughter of an Irish political refugee, she first gained recognition for a…Forrestal, James Vincent
(Encyclopedia) Forrestal, James VincentForrestal, James Vincentfôrˈĭstôlˌ, fŏrˈ– [key], 1892–1949, U.S. secretary of the navy (1944–47) and secretary of defense (1947–49), b. Beacon, N.Y. He was a…Trending
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