CLARK, James Beauchamp (Champ), (father of Joel Bennett Clark), a Representative from Missouri; born near Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Ky., March 7, 1850; attended the common schools and…
HANSEN, Julia Butler, a Representative from Washington; born Julia Caroline Butler, June 14, 1907, in Portland, Multnomah County, Oreg.; attended the public schools of Washington and Oregon…
Senate Years of Service: 1945-1965Party: DemocratJOHNSTON, Olin DeWitt Talmadge, (father of Elizabeth J. Patterson), a Senator from South Carolina; born near Honea Path, Anderson County, S.C…
Below are the nominees in the directing category. This is the second directing nomination for Alejandro G. Iñárritu. He was previously nominated for the 2006 film Babel…
The Question: I am looking for the name of the 700 foot long ship that laid the first transatlantic cable connecting Europe with North America in 1866. They…
(Encyclopedia) Afrofuturism, artistic and cultural movement that is based on the wedding of African diasporic themes with modern technology and elements of science fiction and fantasy.…
(Encyclopedia) Twain, Mark, pseud. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835–1910, American author, b. Florida, Mo. As humorist, narrator, and social observer, Twain is unsurpassed in American literature.…
2011 Academy Awards | Oscar winners and nominees The 2011 Academy Awards were presented on February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar…
50th Annual Emmy Awards: Our Picks Here are Information Please's picks of the shows and actors we think deserve Emmys — not who we necessarily think will take home trophies. Drama Series…
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1967Party: DemocratDOUGLAS, Paul Howard, (husband of Emily Taft Douglas), a Senator from Illinois; born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., March 26, 1892; attended…
