POLSLEY, Daniel Haymond, a Representative from West Virginia; born at Palatine, near Fairmont, Va. (now West Virginia), November 28, 1803; attended the country schools; completed preparatory…
country singerBorn: 9/19/1964Birthplace: Monticello, Georgia Trisha Yearwood is credited with unearthing a new youth-oriented market for country music in the '90s. A banker's daughter growing up in…
directorBirthplace: Houston, Texas Anderson achieved by age 30 what few directors have been able to do: create intelligent, quirky, independent-minded Hollywood films. Born and raised in Houston,…
HALE, John Blackwell, a Representative from Missouri; born in Brooks (now Hancock) County, Va. (now West Virginia), February 27, 1831; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to…
HINSHAW, Edmund Howard, (cousin of Edwin Bruce Brooks), a Representative from Nebraska; born in Greensboro, Henry County, Ind., December 8, 1860; attended the common schools and was graduated…
DODGE, William Earle, a Representative from New York; born in Hartford, Conn., September 4, 1805; completed preparatory studies; moved to New York City in 1818; became a clerk; in 1826…
ESTY, Constantine Canaris, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Framingham, Middlesex County, Mass., December 26, 1824; attended the local academies of Framingham and Leicester; was…
Vietnamese children look forward to the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, when they celebrate Trung Thu, a mid-fall festival commemorating the moon at its brightest and most beautiful.…
(Encyclopedia) heraldry, system in which inherited symbols, or devices, called charges are displayed on a shield, or escutcheon, for the purpose of identifying individuals or families. In the Middle…
actorBorn: 11/4/1919Birthplace: Bronx, New York A veteran character actor of stage and television, he made his film debut in On the Waterfront (1954). His most memorable roles include the private…
