(Encyclopedia) Manchester. 1 Town (1990 pop. 51,618), Hartford co., central Conn.; settled c.1672, inc. 1823. Its sawmills and paper mills date from before the Revolutionary War. The city was also…
(Encyclopedia) aberration of starlight, displacement of the apparent path of light from a star, resulting in a displacement of the apparent position of the star from its true position; discovered by…
Senate Years of Service: 1914-1915Party: DemocratCAMDEN, Johnson Newlon, Jr., (son of the Johnson Newlon Camden), a Senator from Kentucky; born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., January 5,…
BRIDGES, George Washington, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Charleston, Bradley County, Tenn., October 9, 1825; attended East Tennessee University at Knoxville; studied law; was…
A look at Simpsons cameos by Chris Warner Related Links The SimpsonsThe Simpsons Quiz for BeginnersThe Simpsons Quiz for ExpertsThe Simpsons HangmanThe Simpsons BiographyMatt Groening…
(Charles Hardin Holley)rock and roll singer, guitaristBorn: 9/7/1936Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas Singer and guitarist who was one of the first rock and roll musicians. With his band, The Crickets,…
Senate Years of Service: 1907-1912Party: DemocratTAYLOR, Robert Love, (son of Nathaniel Green Taylor and brother of Alfred Alexander Taylor), a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee;…
songwriter, guitaristBorn: July 5, 1943Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario Jaime Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and principal songwriter for the Band, Bob Dylan's onetime backup quintet, has been a major…
entertainerBorn: 3/25/1940Birthplace: Barnsdall, Oklahoma Bryant began her entertainment career at the age of two when she sang her first solo in church; she recorded her first album at thirteen.…
