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Mathews, Shailer

(Encyclopedia) Mathews, Shailer, 1863–1941, American theologian, educator, and author, b. Portland, Maine, studied at Colby College, at Newton Theological Institution, and at the Univ. of Berlin.…

McBay, Shirley

(Encyclopedia) McBay, Shirley , 1935-2021, American mathematician and educator, b. Bainbridge, Ga.,as Shirley Ann Mathis, Paine College (B.S., 1954),…

1904 Olympic Archery Scores

MEN Event     York Round Phillip Bryant, USA 820   Robert Williams, USA 819   William Thompson, USA 816 American Round Phillip Bryant, USA 1048   Robert…

The Supreme Court: Remapping Districts

Remapping DistrictsThe Supreme CourtElecting Our LeadersElection Machinery That WorksRemapping DistrictsPaying for CampaignsGetting the Word OutSwitching Parties Voting districts are mapped…

The Devil's Dictionary: Spooker

by Ambrose Bierce SOULSTORYSPOOKER -n. A writer whose imagination concerns itself with supernatural phenomena, especially in the doings of spooks. One of the most illustrious spookers of…

Eisenberg, Carola

(Encyclopedia) Eisenberg, Carola, 1917-2021, American physician and human and women’s rights advocate; b. Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Caroline…

Howell Raines and Gerald Boyd, 2003 News

executive editor and managing editor, respectively, of the New York Times, resigned in June, five weeks after reporter Jayson Blair stepped down. Blair had admitted to fabricating dozens of…

Howell COBB, Congress, GA (1772-1818)

COBB Howell , a Representative from Georgia; born in Granville County, N.C., August 3, 1772; moved to Georgia and settled near Louisville, Jefferson County, where he engaged in agricultural…