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Steve Earle

musician, writerBorn: 1/17/1955Birthplace: Fort Monroe, Virginia Earle's unwillingness to be defined as either a rock or a country musician prevented him from breaking into the mainstream but…

Asa BIGGS, Congress, NC (1811-1878)

Senate Years of Service: 1855-1858Party: DemocratBIGGS, Asa, a Representative and a Senator from North Carolina; born in Williamston, Martin County, N.C., February 4, 1811; attended the common…

Carter, Hodding

(Encyclopedia) Carter, Hodding, 1907–72, American journalist and news publisher, b. Hammond, La. He taught briefly at Tulane Univ. and worked as a newspaperman until starting (1932) his own paper,…

Braxton, Carter

(Encyclopedia) Braxton, Carter, 1736–97, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. King and Queen co., Va. He lived (1757–60) in England, returned to…

Carter, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Carter, Elizabeth, 1717–1806, English poet and translator. Under the pen name Eliza she contributed for years to the Gentleman's Magazine. One of the group of 18th-century women known…

Rosalynn Smith Carter

First LadyBorn: 8/18/1927Birthplace: Plains, Georgia Rosalynn Smith Carter has long championed the rights of women, children, and the mentally ill. As first lady, she served as honorary chair of…

Carter, Samuel Powhatan

(Encyclopedia) Carter, Samuel PowhatanCarter, Samuel Powhatanpouˌətănˈ, pouhătˈən [key], 1819–91, American naval officer and Union general in the Civil War, b. Elizabethton, Tenn., grad. Annapolis,…

Asa HUTCHINSON, Congress, AR (1950)

HUTCHINSON, Asa, (brother of Timothy Hutchinson), a Representative from Arkansas; born in Bentonville, Benton County, Ark., December 3, 1950; graduated from Springdale High School, Springdale…

Dixie Carter Biography

actressBorn: 5/25/1939Died: 4/10/2010Best Known as: Julia Sugarbaker in the television series Designing Women Guided by an early vow at age 4 to be an opera singer,…

Carter, Gary Edmund

(Encyclopedia) Carter, Gary Edmund, 1954–2012, American baseball player, b. Culver City, Calif. A superb catcher and clutch-hitting right-handed slugger, he played in the majors for 19 years. Drafted…