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Mike Tyson: Back in Bit-ness

Despite all the troubles that Tyson, 32, has caused, he remains boxing's biggest draw — when he fights, people pay to watch. We can't help but do so, just as we stare when passing by car wrecks…

John Holmes OVERTON, Congress, LA (1875-1948)

Senate Years of Service: 1933-1948Party: DemocratOVERTON, John Holmes, (uncle of Overton Brooks), a Representative and a Senator from Louisiana; born in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, La.,…

People Who Died in 2008

See also 2007 Deaths 2006 Deaths 2005 Deaths 2004 Deaths 2003 Deaths 2002 Deaths 2001 Deaths 2000 Deaths 1999 Deaths 1998 Deaths Related Links 2008 Disasters 2008 Events People in the…

Charles SUMNER, Congress, MA (1811-1874)

Senate Years of Service: 1851-1855; 1855-1857; 1857-1873; 1873-1874Party: Free Soil; Opposition; Republican; Liberal RepublicanSUMNER, Charles, a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston,…

John HOLMES, Congress, MA (1773-1843)

Senate Years of Service: 1820-1827; 1829-1833Party: Democratic Republican; Adams RepublicanHOLMES, John, a Representative from Massachusetts and a Senator from Maine; born in Kingston, Mass.,…

Hogarth, William

(Encyclopedia) Hogarth, William, 1697–1764, English painter, satirist, engraver, and art theorist, b. London. At the age of 15 he was apprenticed to a silver-plate engraver. He soon made engravings…

Notable Philanthropists

Andrew Carnegie See also Activists and Reformers People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Charitable Contributions by Type of Recipient Organization…

George III, king of Great Britain and Ireland

(Encyclopedia) George III, 1738–1820, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1760–1820); son of Frederick Louis, prince of Wales, and grandson of George II, whom he succeeded. He was also elector (and…

New England

Source: The U.S. Department of State The smallest region, New England has not been blessed with large expanses of rich farmland or a mild climate. Yet it played a dominant role in American…