At last the White House is going to get some much-copied furniture by that master American craftsman, Duncan Phyfe, whose designs were snubbed in his lifetime when the U. S. Presidents of the 19th Century sent abroad for their furnishings.

The gift is being presented by `` heirs and descendants of the Rutherford family of New Jersey, whose famous estate, `` Tranquility '', was located near the Duncan Phyfe workshop at Andover, N. J..

Authenticated pieces of Duncan Phyfe furniture are uncommon, although millions of American homes today display pieces patterned after the style trends he set 150 years ago.

The room will also feature another rarity many antiquarians would consider more important than the Duncan Phyfe furniture.

* 1920 – Duncan Hamilton, English racing driver ( d. 1994 )

A study conducted in 1901 by physician Duncan MacDougall sought to measure the weight lost by a human when the soul " departed the body " upon death.

* 1040 – King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth.

As for the Mearns, the only known Mormaer of Mearns, Máel Petair, had murdered Alexander's half-brother Duncan II ( Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim ) in 1094.

* Duncan, A. A. M., The Kingship of the Scots 842 – 1292: Succession and Independence.

Alexander attempted to persuade Ewen, the son of Duncan, Lord of Argyll, to sever his allegiance to Haakon IV of Norway.

Under the care of Dr. William Duncan Silkworth ( an early benefactor of A. A .), Wilson's detox included the deliriant belladonna.

* Crow, Duncan, and Icks, Robert J., Encyclopedia of Armored Cars, Chatwell Books, Secaucus, NJ, 1976.

Two convicts, Henry and Susannah Kable, sought to sue Duncan Sinclair, the captain of Alexander, for stealing their possessions during the voyage.

* Duncan, A.

She obtains desirable commercial contracts by using her charms to hoodwink visiting British envoys, principally Colonel Egham and Duncan Mince.

Also doing his army service in Shrewsbury at the same time was his United team-mate Duncan Edwards.

Duncan Edwards died a fortnight later from the injuries he had sustained.

Boudica's story is the subject of several novels, including books by Rosemary Sutcliff, Roxanne Gregory, Pauline Gedge, Manda Scott, Alan Gold, Diana L. Paxson, David Wishart, George Shipway, Simon Scarrow and J. F. Broxholme ( a pseudonym of Duncan Kyle ).

Wills formed several bands and played radio stations around the South and West until he formed the Texas Playboys in 1934 with Wills on fiddle, Tommy Duncan on piano and vocals, rhythm guitarist June Whalin, tenor banjoist Johnnie Lee Wills, and Kermit Whalin, who played steel guitar and bass.

The History Of England has often been compared with Green's Short History.

This must be considered primarily an amendment and supplement to his early A Short Description Of Item-Categories In Iraqw.

The glorious news had been held up pending Heavenly confirmation of the elevation of a new Supreme Bishop, Huey Short -- a candidate accepted by the Boone faction after lots had been cast repeatedly.

The Man from Mars had interrupted him with his work half finished -- and that stupid jackass Short was certain to louse it up.

Now that Short is Supreme Bishop he'll do all right, he can't help it.

* Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories, Hardcover, 243 pages, Published 1985 by Dodd, Mead NY, ISBN 0-396-08747-7 includes 20 from 4 sets: The Tuesday Club Murders, The Regatta Mystery, Three Blind Mice and Other Stories, and Double Sin and Other Stories.

The Populist Moment: A Short History of the Agrarian Revolt in America ( 1978 ), 1880s and 1890s in U. S.

Among many roles in his career, Arau has played " Captain Herrera ", a lieutenant of Federal general " Mapache ", in Sam Peckinpah's 1969 western, The Wild Bunch, chief bandit " El Guapo " in Three Amigos ( USA, 1986 ), a comedy with Martin Short, Steve Martin, and Chevy Chase, and the smuggler " Juan " in Romancing the Stone which starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.

* Short story, The Passion Considered as an Uphill Bicycle Race ( La Passion considérée comme course de côte ), has been widely circulated and imitated, notably by J. G.

Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction.

Short of actually playing a sound in the desired environment, the effect of echo can be implemented using either digital or analog methods.

Gettens and Stout co-authored Painting Materials: A Short Encyclopaedia, first published in 1942 and reprinted in 1966.

* Arthur Berry, A Short History of Astronomy ( John Murray, 1898 – republished by Dover, 1961 ), 258-265.

* Short bones are roughly cube-shaped, and have only a thin layer of compact bone surrounding a spongy interior.

Short Mat Bowls is an all-year sport unaffected by weather conditions and it does not require a permanent location as the rink mats can be rolled up and stowed away.

Shortly thereafter, de Havilland Canada from Boeing, Short Brothers and Learjet operations were added.

Short to intermediate-acting benzodiazepines are preferred in the elderly such as oxazepam and temazepam.

He was a prominent contributor to the ABA book Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association.

* Orlandis, Jose, A Short History of the Catholic Church.

Short transitional periods, which are marked by some difference in humidity but by little change in temperature, intervene between the alternating seasons.

A Short History of China and Southeast Asia: Tribute, Trade and Influence.

Short sections of railroad, mainly the Bogotá-Atlantic rim, are used to haul goods, mostly coal, to the Caribbean and Pacific ports.

Short stories.