(Encyclopedia) Tilden, William Tatem, 2d (Bill Tilden), 1893–1953, American tennis player, b. Philadelphia. He developed into a brilliant, versatile tennis player, and from 1913 he won several…
HAYDEN, Edward Daniel, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Cambridge, Mass., December 27, 1833; attended the Lawrence Academy, Groton, Mass., and was graduated from Harvard University…
CRUMPACKER, Maurice Edgar, (son of Edgar Dean Crumpacker and cousin of Shepard J. Crumpacker, Jr.), a Representative from Oregon; born in Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind., December 19, 1886;…
Entertainer of the YearMerle HaggardSingle of the Year“Okie From Muskogee,” Merle HaggardAlbum of the YearOkie From Muskogee, Merle Haggard (Capitol)Song of the Year (Songwriter's Award)“Sunday…
Senate Years of Service: 1837-1842Party: DemocratMOUTON, Alexander, a Senator from Louisiana; born in Attakapas district, now Lafayette Parish, La., November 19, 1804; pursued classical…
Senate Years of Service: 2010-Party: RepublicanKIRK, Mark Steven, a Senator and a Representative from Illinois; born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., September 15, 1959; B.A., Cornell…
(Encyclopedia) ivory-billed woodpecker, common name for the largest of the North American woodpeckers, Campephilus principalis. Once plentiful in Southern hardwood forests, it was believed to be…
(Encyclopedia) Kansas-Nebraska Act, bill that became law on May 30, 1854, by which the U.S. Congress established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. By 1854 the organization of the vast Platte…
