(Encyclopedia) Grinnell, George BirdGrinnell, George Birdgrənĕlˈ [key], 1849–1938, American naturalist and student of Native American life, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Yale (B.A., 1870; Ph.D., 1880). He…
(Encyclopedia) Field Museum of Natural History, in Chicago, Ill. Founded in 1893 through the gifts of Marshall Field and others, it was first known as the Columbian Museum of Chicago and in 1905 was…
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rap band Andre Benjamin (Andre 3000) and Antwan Patton (Big Boi), the members of this Southern duo, attended the same East Point, Georgia, high school, where they competed as rappers. They pooled…
actressBorn: 2/10/1967Birthplace: Los Angeles The daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, she is a talented actress in her own right, having compiled a long list of serious acting credits at…
HUTCHINS, Waldo, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Windham County, Conn., September 30, 1822; was graduated from Amherst (Mass.) College in 1842; studied law; was admitted to…
HALVORSON, Deborah L., a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago Heights, Cook County, Ill., March 1, 1958; A. G. S., Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, Ill., 1998; B. A., Governors…
SCHENCK, Ferdinand Schureman, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Millstone, Somerset County, N.J., February 11, 1790; completed preparatory studies; studied medicine at the College of…
(Encyclopedia) Rocky Hill, town (1990 pop. 16,554), Hartford co., central Conn., a suburb of Hartford, on the Connecticut River; settled c.1650, inc. 1843. Chemical coatings and synthetic textiles…
