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Edward Wood 1st earl of Halifax Edward Wood 1st earl of Halifax
Halifax, Edward Wood, 1st earl of (1881–1959). A Conservative politician, Halifax made some progress as viceroy of India (1926–31) towards constitutional change in talks with the nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi. A devout high churchman, he was at first out of his depth in dealings... Read more
John OLeary John OLeary
O'LEARY, John 1926– PERSONAL Born May 5, 1926, in Newton, MA. Addresses: Agent— The Gage Group, 14724 Ventura Blvd., Suite 505, Los Angeles, CA 91403. Career: Actor. CREDITS Film Appearances: Marullus, Julius Caesar, 1950, Brandon Films, 1952. Putnam "Put" Blake, The Group,... Read more
Margaret Grace Bondfield Margaret Grace Bondfield
Margaret Grace Bondfield 1873-1953, British political and trade union leader. A Labour member of Parliament (1923-24, 1926-31), she served as secretary to the minister of labor (1924) and, under Ramsay MacDonald, as minister of labor (1929-31). She wrote and lectured extensively on labor and... Read more
Gertrude Caroline Ederle Gertrude Caroline Ederle
Gertrude Caroline Ederle , 1905-2003, American swimmer, b. New York City. Ederle won three medals in the 1924 Olympic games. On Aug. 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim the English Channel, which she crossed in rough seas in 14 hr and 31 min, breaking the previous men's record. She became a... Read more
Salo Wittmayer Baron Salo Wittmayer Baron
Salo Wittmayer Baron Salo Wittmayer Baron (1895-1989), an Austrian-born American scholar and educator, was the foremost Jewish historian of the 20th century. Salo Baron was born in Tarnow, Austria (now Poland), on May 26, 1895. From 1917 to 1923 he earned doctorates in philosophy, political... Read more
Max Ophuls Max Ophuls
OPHÜLS, Max Nationality:Born Max Oppenheimer in Saarbrucken, Germany, 6 May 1902, became French citizen, 1938. Family:Married actress Hilde Wall in 1926, one son, director Marcel Ophüls. Career:Acting debut, 1919; began as stage director, 1924; began ... Read more
Fianna Fail Party (Ireland) Fianna Fail Party (Ireland)
Fianna Fáil (‘soldiers of Ireland’), a political party formally inaugurated on 16 May 1926. Tensions within the anti‐treaty Sinn Féin party, led by Eamon de Valera, over the issue of abstention from the Dáil and the long‐term future of the party, came to... Read more
Allan Rex Sandage Allan Rex Sandage
Allan Rex Sandage Astronomer Allan Rex Sandage (born 1926) took it as his life's work to find out how old and how large the universe is. His work led him to conclude the universe is 15 billion to 20 billion years old. Sandage is credited with the discovery of quasars, small blue cosmic objects... Read more
Jesse L. Brown Jesse L. Brown
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North Pole North Pole
North Pole northern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90°N. It is distinguished from the north magnetic pole . U.S. explorer Robert E. Peary is traditionally credited as being the first to reach (1909) the North Pole. In 1926, Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett may have been the first persons... Read more

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