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NCAA Football Bowl Championship 1998: Week 2

Week 2: November 4, 1998 Final Week | Week 6 | Week 5 | Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 2 | Week 1 UCLA, ranked first in the BCS poll a week ago, dropped to third place after barely squeaking…

Edgar WEEKS, Congress, MI (1839-1904)

WEEKS Edgar , a Representative from Michigan; born at Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Mich., August 3, 1839; attended the public schools; learned the trade of printer; studied law, and was admitted…

Joseph WEEKS, Congress, NH (1773-1845)

WEEKS Joseph , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Warwick, Mass., February 13, 1773; attended the common schools; moved to Richmond, N.H.; engaged in agricultural pursuits; town clerk…

Sinclair WEEKS, Congress, MA (1893-1972)

Senate Years of Service: 1944-1944 Party: Republican WEEKS Sinclair , a Senator from Massachusetts; born in West Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 15, 1893; attended the public schools;…

Adams, Franklin Pierce

(Encyclopedia) Adams, Franklin Pierce, pseud. F. P. A., 1881–1960, American columnist and author, b. Chicago. He began (1903) work as a columnist on the Chicago Journal and continued it on the New…

Reye's syndrome

(Encyclopedia) Reye's syndromeReye's syndromerīz [key], rare but life-threatening disease characterized by acute encephalopathy and fatty infiltration of internal organs, especially the liver. It…

Mardi Gras

(Encyclopedia) Mardi GrasMardi Grasmärˈdē grä [key], last day before the fasting season of Lent. It is the French name for Shrove Tuesday. Literally translated, the term means “fat Tuesday” and was…

book of hours

(Encyclopedia) book of hours, form of prayer book developed in the 14th cent. from the prayers of clerics appended to the main service. The subjects of the miniature illustrations (see miniature…

Salk, Jonas Edward

(Encyclopedia) Salk, Jonas Edward, 1914–95, American physician and microbiologist, b. New York City, B.S. College of the City of New York, 1934, M.D. New York Univ. College of Medicine, 1939. He did…

Social Gospel

(Encyclopedia) Social Gospel, liberal movement within American Protestantism that attempted to apply biblical teachings to problems associated with industrialization. It took form during the latter…