Take Me Out to the Ballgame Everything you ever wanted to know about Major-League ballparks by Mike Morrison and Melissa Sogard The Old Fenway Park was built in 1912 by Osborn…
Born: Feb. 25, 1895Football team owner and 2nd NFL commissioner (1946-59); proposed college draft in 1935 and instituted TV blackout rule.Died: Oct. 11, 1959
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national parks and monuments. The National Park Service, a bureau of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, was established in 1916 to oversee the administration of 40 national parks…
(Encyclopedia) Bland, Richard Parks, 1835–99, American statesman, b. near Hartford, Ky. He taught in rural schools in Kentucky and Missouri before he went to the gold fields of California in 1855. He…
In 2012, one of Major League Baseball's most beloved ballparks celebrates its centennial. Fenway Park Photo by Carol M. Highsmith Related Links Fenway Park 100 Years…
PARKE, Benjamin, a Delegate from the Territory of Indiana; born in New Jersey on September 22, 1777; received a limited schooling; moved to Lexington, Ky., in 1797; studied law and was…
Senate Years of Service: 1917-1936Party: DemocratTRAMMELL, Park, a Senator from Florida; born in Macon County, Ala., April 9, 1876; moved to Florida with his parents who settled on a farm near…
Born: March 6, 1979Golf led Arizona State to the NCAA Division I golf team title in 1998; won the individual NCAA title in 1999; won the 1998 U.S. Amateur Championship; turned pro in 1999 and…
PARKS, Gorham, a Representative from Maine; born in Westfield, Mass., May 27, 1794; attended the common schools and was graduated from Harvard University in 1813; studied law; was admitted to…
BELL, Hiram Parks, a Representative from Georgia; born near Jefferson, Jackson County, Ga., January 19, 1827; attended the public schools at Cumming, Forsyth County, Ga.; taught school for two…
