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Ross Island
Ross Island in the Ross Sea , Antarctica , on the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Part of the Ross Dependency, the island is separated from Victoria Land by McMurdo Sound. Mt. Erebus , an active volcano, and Mt. Terror are on the island. ... Read more
Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty former county, N Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Ross and Cromarty was divided between the new Highland and Western Isles regions (now council areas). ... Read more
Ross Sea
Ross Sea arm of the Pacific Ocean, Antarctica , between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross, a British explorer. Ross Island with Mt. Erebus, an active volcano, is in the western part of the sea; Roosevelt Island is in the east. The Ross Sea's south... Read more
Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross 1752-1836, American seamstress, b. Philadelphia. Her full name was Elizabeth Griscom Ross. She is known to have made flags during the American Revolution, although the long-accepted story that she designed and made the first American national flag (the Stars and Stripes) is generally dis... Read more
John Ross
John Ross whose name in Cherokee is Kooweskoowe , 1790-1866, Native American chief, b. near Lookout Mt., Tenn., of Scottish and Cherokee parents. He was educated at Kingston, Tenn., and in the War of 1812 served under Andrew Jackson against the Creeks. Elected principal chief of the eastern Cher... Read more
Alexander Ross
Alexander Ross 1783-1856, Canadian fur trader and pioneer, b. Scotland. He went to Canada in 1805, taught school in Upper Canada, and in 1810 left for Oregon as a clerk in John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company. In the founding (1811) of Astoria, Ross played a part. When that fur-trading post was s... Read more
Ross Macdonald
Ross Macdonald pseud. of Kenneth Millar, 1915-83, American novelist, b. Los Gatos, Calif. He was educated in Canada and at the Univ. of Michigan. Macdonald's mystery novels center on the tough but compassionate private detective, Lew Archer. They often deal with the effect of the past on presen... Read more
Sir James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross 1800-1862, British polar explorer and rear admiral. In 1818 he accompanied his uncle, Sir John Ross, in search of the Northwest Passage and commanded the Erebus. He later studied Eskimo life while on several arctic voyages (1819-27) with W. E. Parry. In another expedition (18... Read more
Harold Wallace Ross
Harold Wallace Ross 1892-1951, American editor, b. Aspen, Colo. He founded The New Yorker magazine in 1925 and was its influential managing editor until his death. Ross quit school at the age of 14 to work at the Salt Lake City Tribune. During World War I he edited Stars and Stripes in France... Read more
Sir John Ross
Sir John Ross 1777-1856, British arctic explorer and rear admiral. In 1818 he went in search of the Northwest Passage but turned back after exploring Baffin Bay. Financed by Sir Felix Booth, he commanded a second search expedition (1829-33), in the course of which he discovered Boothia Peninsula, t... Read more

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Betsy Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Betsy Ross Although the evidence is not solid, most historians point to upholsterer Betsy Ross (1752-1836) as the woman who sewed the...Philadelphia seamstress and upholsterer Betsy Ross. So widely accepted is the story of this...
Ross, John
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ROSS, JOHN As the head of the largest branch of the Cherokee nation from 1828 to 1866, John Ross led the Cherokee through a period of profound cultural change. Under Ross's leadership, the Cherokee nation engaged in a...
Ross, Nellie Tayloe
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ROSS, NELLIE TAYLOE On January 5, 1925, Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first female governor in U.S. history. Ross's election in Wyoming occurred less than five years after U.S. women were granted the right to vote by the nineteenth amendment...
Ross, Diana
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Diana Ross Born: March 26, 1944 Detroit, Michigan African American singer and actress Diana Ross, once the lead singer for the Motown supergroup...television and film appearances. Early life Diana Ross was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit...
Diana Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Diana Ross Diana Ross (born 1944), once the lead singer for the Motown supergroup the Supremes...with a solo career and numerous television and film appearances. Diana Ross was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan. She was the second...
Harold Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Harold Ross Harold Ross (1892-1951) founded the New Yorker and remained at its helm for a...magazine, with its blend of urbane wit and moral purpose. Harold Wallace Ross was born November 6, 1892, in Aspen, Colorado, to George and Ida...
John Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography John Ross John Ross (1790-1866), chief of the American Cherokee Indians, headed his...history, when it was removed from its ancestral lands to Oklahoma. John Ross was born near Lookout Mountain, Tenn., on Oct. 3, 1790. His Indian...
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Nellie Tayloe Ross American politician Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876-1977) gained fame in the 1920s when she was elected...she had never planned a career in politics, Nellie Tayloe Ross became one of the best-known politicians of the first half...
Edward Alsworth Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Edward Alsworth Ross Edward Alsworth Ross (1866-1951), one of the founders of American sociology, is best remembered for his "Social Control." Edward A. Ross was born in Virden, Ill., on Dec. 12, 1866. His father was...
Sir James Clark Ross
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Sir James Clark Ross The English admiral and polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862) is known for his discovery of the...his magnetic surveys of the Antarctic. James Clark Ross was born in London on April 15, 1800, the son of...

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Ross, Frank Elmore
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ROSS, FRANK ELMORE ( b . San Francisco, California...California, 21 September 1960) astronomy . Ross was one of the most versatile astronomers...mathematics at the University of Nevada. Ross then returned to Berkeley, where he received...
Ross, James Clark
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ROSS, JAMES CLARK ( b . London, England, 15 April 1800; d . Aylesbury, England, 3 April 1862) polar navigation, geomagnetism . Ross, the third son of George Ross, entered the Royal Navy as a midshipman in April 1812 and served...
Ross, Ronald
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ROSS, RONALD ( b . Almora, Nepal, 13 May 1857...England, 16 September 1932) medicine . Ross, the eldest of ten children of a British...interest in the arts took up much of his time. Ross published plays, short dramas, romances...
Ross, Helen (1890-1978)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis ROSS, HELEN (1890-1978) Helen Ross, a psychoanalyst and administrator, was born March 16, 1890...1978, in Washington, D.C. One of seven children, Helen Ross was born into a family that highly valued education. Her older...
Ross, Betsy
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Ross, Betsy (1752–1836) seamstress...Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she married John Ross, an Anglican, in 1773 and as a result was expelled from her native Quaker church. John Ross was killed in a gunpowder explosion in January...
Ross, Sir James Clark
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Ross, Sir James Clark (1800–62). Ross was involved in eight Arctic and Antarctic expeditions after...Those of 1818 and 1829–33 were with his uncle John Ross , those of 1819–20, 1821–3, and 1824...
Harrison, Ross Granville
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Harrison, Ross Granville ( b . Germantown, Pennsylvania...bank notes; William ’ s son, Ross ’ s grandfather, was an engraver and cartographer. Samuel Harrison, Ross ’ s father, was a mechanical...
Ross, James Stewart, 1st duke of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Ross, James Stewart, 1st duke of [S] ( c...elder brother (1486); and made him duke of Ross, an act that precipitated Rothesay into the...continued. James IV solved this problem by making Ross archbishop of St Andrews (1497). Chancellor...
Ross, Sir John
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Ross, Sir John (1777–1856). Originally with the East India Company, Ross joined the navy in 1805 and became an Arctic explorer. He led the 1818 expedition which sailed into Lancaster Sound from Baffin Bay but inexplicably turned...
Hunter, Ross
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers HUNTER, Ross Producer. Nationality: American. Born: Martin Fuss in Cleveland, Ohio...March 1996. Obituary, in Classic Images (Muscatine), May 1996. * * * Ross Hunter's career has certain parallels to that of George Cukor, who was...

Thesaurus entries related to "Ross,"

seabird
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...jaeger pelagic cormorant pelican petrel pigeon guillemot pomarine jaeger prion puffin razorbill ring-billed gull roseate tern Ross's gull Sabine's gull sea pigeon sea swallow seagull shag shearwater skimmer skua sooty shearwater sooty tern storm petrel...
zeal
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus zeal • noun  Ross's zeal for football synonyms : passion, ardor, love, fervor, fire, avidity, devotion, enthusiasm, eagerness, keenness, appetite, relish, gusto, vigor, energy, intensity; fanaticism. antonyms: apathy, indifference.
waterfowl
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...surf scoter teal white-winged scoter wigeon wood duck Geese barnacle goose blue goose brant Canada goose gray goose graylag Ross's goose snow goose white-fronted goose Swans black swan mute swan trumpeter swan tundra swan whistling swan whooper Loons...

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ROSS' LEGACY ALIVE AT PINEHURST, THANKS TO AN EX-CPA FROM OHIO.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/20/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...N.C. -- There's more of Donald Ross inside Wayne Ashby than he's willing...design golf courses or build putters, which Ross did with uncanny excellence after coming...particularly capable golfer, something else Ross excelled at, playing in four U.S. Opens...
ROSS TECHNOLOGY ESTABLISHES SPARC SYSTEMS UNIT
PR Newswire; 2/15/1996; 700+ words ; ROSS Microcomputer to Concentrate on New Motherboard...SPARC technology at competitive price points, ROSS Technology (Nasdaq: RTEC), Austin, Texas...announced it has formed a new business unit, ROSS Microcomputer, to pursue business opportunities...
Dennis Ross And The Run-Up to An Attack On Iran.
Newspaper article from: The Palestine Chronicle (Mountlake Terrace, WA); 10/27/2008; 700+ words ; ...former U.S. Middle East envoy Dennis Ross this question: Should the U.S. create...answer was startling and ominous. Dennis Ross is a bright shining lie. He is the type...sanctioned Israeli attack on Iran in 2010. AaAa Ross claims to be an accomplished diplomat...
Ross helps Rockland tip Belfast Tigers score a run in seventh for fifth win
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...rides the seesaw like Rockland's Adam Ross did Wednesday afternoon. He turned out...saved him from being something of a goat. Ross had started the game on the mound for 5...his team leading 15-12 in the seventh, Ross was called upon to close out the game but...
ROSS SYSTEMS & CDC SOFTWARE ANNOUNCE SEC APPROVAL & MERGER TIMELINE.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 7/21/2004; 700+ words ; ...Contact details below.) ATLANTA, Ga. & HONG KONG, July 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Ross Systems Inc. ("Ross Systems"; Nasdaq: ROSS) and CDC Software, a wholly-owned subsidiary and software division of chinadotcom corporation...
Ross Stores Partners with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Promote Academic Success for Young People.
Newspaper article from: Education Letter; 7/1/2009; 700+ words ; Ross Stores, Inc., the nation's second largest...six to 18. As a part of this partnership, Ross Stores will underwrite the implementation...Clubs across the country. Additionally, Ross Stores will support local Clubs at select...
ROSS CAUTIOUS ABOUT HIS RETURN CATCHER RECOVERING FROM CONCUSSION.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 8/21/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Post staff reporter Reds catcher David Ross remembers eating breakfast at Great American...couch at 9:30 that night. In between, Ross left the Reds game vs. the Padres with...the next day. Despite the concussion, Ross was able to pass the initial tests given...
Betsy Ross painting finds new home in Pa.'s State Museum.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/27/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...but the massive painting that made Betsy Ross a household name will be permanently ensconced...As legend has it, the 24-year-old Ross stitched together the first flag of the...decided to recreate the historic scene in Ross's upholstery shop circa 1776, based...
Bluebirds fan Ross loses his battle for life.(News)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 9/25/2007; 700+ words ; ...Ben Glaze South Wales Echo Football crazy Ross Vaughan beams with delight as he meets...day where nine-year-old sports-mad Ross and his sister Kate mixed with players...with his loved ones by his side, brave Ross died from a massive brain tumour. Just...
Ross retires at Army
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis); 1/30/2007; 700+ words ; ...Navy WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Bobby Ross retired yesterday as Army's football...reached that time," the 70-year-old Ross said in a statement. "I think there is...Army athletic director Kevin Anderson said Ross told him of his decision on Thursday night...