Senate Years of Service: 1954-1974Party: DemocratERVIN, Samuel James, Jr., (brother of Joseph Wilson Ervin), a Representative and a Senator from North Carolina; born in Morganton, Burke County…
(Encyclopedia) Byrne, Jane, 1934–2014, American politician, b. Chicago as Margaret Jane Burke. She was Chicago's consumer sales commissioner (1968–77) under Mayor Richard Daley before she became the…
Garth BrooksArchive PhotosEntertainer of the YearGarth BrooksSingle of the Year“Achy Breaky Heart,” Billy Ray CyrusAlbum of the YearRopin' the Wind, Garth Brooks (Liberty)Song of the Year (…
HALL, Philo, a Representative from South Dakota; born in Wilton, Waseca County, Minn., December 31, 1865; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1887 and…
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Date of Information: 7/19/2022 Governor Gen. David Hurley Prime Min. Anthony Albanese Dep. Prime Min.…
(Encyclopedia) SkírosSkírosskēˈrôs [key] or ScyrosSkírossīˈrəs [key], island (1991 pop. 2,901), c.80 sq mi (210 sq km), E Greece, in the Aegean Sea, largest of the N Sporades. It is a summer resort…
screenwriter Screenwriter who co-wrote the critically acclaimed film As Good As It Gets (1997) with James L. Brooks. He also wrote Late for Dinner (1991).
(Aspen, Colo., Jan. 22–25, 2009) These are the winners of the men's and women's Winter Extreme Games at Aspen, Colorado in 2009. Snowboard: Nate Holland (men's X…
(Encyclopedia) Phoenix Park murders, name given to the assassination on May 6, 1882, of Lord Frederick Cavendish, British secretary for Ireland, and Thomas Henry Burke, his undersecretary, in Phoenix…
