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NFL Football Preview 1999: AFC West

AFC West Denver Broncos - Quarterback John Elway is gone, but running back Terrell Davis isn't. The offense will continue to thrive, but expect a loss or two more this season due…

John Adams DIX, Congress, NY (1798-1879)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1849Party: DemocratDIX, John Adams, (son-in-law of John Jordan Morgan), a Senator from New York; born in Boscawen, N.H., July 24, 1798; completed preparatory…

West Lafayette

(Encyclopedia) West Lafayette, city (1990 pop. 25,907), Tippecanoe co., W Ind., a suburb of Lafayette, on the Wabash River; inc. 1924. A primarily residential city, it is the seat of Purdue Univ.…

British West Indies

(Encyclopedia) British West Indies: see West Indies; West Indies Federation.

West Florida Controversy

(Encyclopedia) West Florida Controversy, conflict between Spain and the United States concerning possession of Florida. By the Treaty of Paris of 1763, Britain received Florida from Spain, and from…

William Adams PALMER, Congress, VT (1781-1860)

Senate Years of Service: 1818-1825Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay RepublicanPALMER, William Adams, a Senator from Vermont; born in Hebron, Conn., September 12, 1781; completed…

West, Kanye Omari

(Encyclopedia) West, Kanye Omari, 1977- , African American rapper, b. Atlanta (some sources give Douglasville), Al. West’s father, Ray, was a…

Charles Adams MOSHER, Congress, OH (1906-1984)

MOSHER, Charles Adams, a Representative from Ohio; born in Sandwich, DeKalb County, Ill., May 7, 1906; graduated from Sandwich High School, and Oberlin College in 1928; employed on daily…