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(Encyclopedia) genealogygenealogyjēˌnēŏlˈəjē, –ălˈ–, jĕ– [key], the study of family lineage. Genealogies have existed since ancient times. Family lineage was originally transmitted through oral…Sir Michael Edwardes Biography
Sir Michael Edwardesbusiness executiveBorn: 1930Birthplace: South Africa After studying at Rhodes University, he began his career with the Chloride Group in Africa in 1951, becoming a…Bunnatine Greenhouse, 2005 News
U.S. Army official who supervised contracts at the Army Corps of Engineers, was demoted in August. Long considered a stellar employee who earned high performance reviews, Greenhouse began…June 1998 News and Events
1998 News Month-By-MonthWorldSerbs Renew Attack on Albanian Rebels (June 1): Yugoslav President launches major campaign against separatist movement in province of Kosovo.Russian Economy…Anton Philips Biography
Anton Philipselectronics manufacturerBorn: 1874Birthplace: The Netherlands Anton joined the light bulb business run by his brother Gerard in 1895; he began working as a salesperson and by…The Devil's Dictionary: Dog
by Ambrose Bierce DIVINATIONDRAGOONDOG -n. A kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world's worship. This Divine Being in some of his…Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner was the longtime chief executive and chairman of the board of the Walt Disney Company and the man generally considered responsible for Disney's monumental success in the 1990s. During…Mellon, Andrew William
(Encyclopedia) Mellon, Andrew William, 1855–1937, American financier, industrialist, and public official, b. Pittsburgh. He studied at the Western Univ. of Pennsylvania (now the Univ. of Pittsburgh…John Bryson
John Bryson is the environmentalist and businessman who served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 2011-2013. Born in New York, John Bryson graduated from Cleveland High School in Portland, Oregon in…Arthur Glenn ANDREWS, Congress, AL (1909-2008)
ANDREWS Arthur Glenn , a Representative from Alabama; born in Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala., January 15, 1909; attended the Birmingham public schools; graduated from Phillips High School and…Trending
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