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Whistler, James Abbott McNeill

(Encyclopedia) Whistler, James Abbott McNeill, 1834–1903, American painter, etcher, wit, and eccentric, b. Lowell, Mass. Whistler was dismissed from West Point for insufficient knowledge of chemistry…

Samuel Wilder KING, Congress, HI (1886-1959)

KING Samuel Wilder , a Delegate from the Territory of Hawaii; born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii, December 17, 1886; attended St. Louis School at Honolulu and Honolulu High School; was…

Hiram Leong FONG, Congress, HI (1906-2004)

Senate Years of Service: 1959-1977 Party: Republican FONG Hiram Leong , a Senator from Hawaii; born in Honolulu, Hawaii, October 15, 1906; attended public schools; graduated from the University of…

Daniel Ken INOUYE, Congress, HI (1924-2012)

Senate Years of Service: 1963-2012 Party: Democrat INOUYE Daniel Ken , a Senator and a Representative from Hawaii; born in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 7, 1924; attended the public schools of…

William Paul JARRETT, Congress, HI (1877-1929)

JARRETT, William Paul, a Delegate from the Territory of Hawaii; born in Honolulu, Hawaii, August 22, 1877; attended St. Louis College, Honolulu; deputy sheriff and sheriff of the city and…

Joseph Rider FARRINGTON, Congress, HI (1897-1954)

FARRINGTON Joseph Rider , a Delegate from the Territory of Hawaii; born in Washington, D.C., October 15, 1897, and while still an infant moved with his parents to Hawaii; attended Punahou Academy…

aquarium

(Encyclopedia) aquarium, name for any supervised exhibit of aquatic animals and plants. Aquariums are known to have been constructed in ancient Rome, Egypt, and Asia. Goldfish have been bred in China…

Hawaii, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 HawaiiHawaiihəwīˈē, häväˈē [key], 50th state of the United States, comprising a group of eight major islands and numerous islets in the central Pacific Ocean, c.2,100 mi (3,380…