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Lewis Franklin PAYNE, Jr., Congress, VA (1945)

PAYNE, Lewis Franklin, Jr., a Representative from Virginia; born in Amherst, Amherst County, Va., July 9, 1945; graduated from Amherst County High School, Amherst, Va., 1963; B.S., Virginia…

World Cup: Argentina

Argentina (Group H) FIFA World Ranking: 6 Players to Watch: Gabriel Batistuta (F), Juan Sebastien Veron (M), Ariel Ortega (M) Prospects: Often overshadowed by South American neighbor Brazil,…

Harry Potter Cover Art

View book covers from around the world More Stuff Harry Potter PlaylistsHarry Potter Banned?Harry Potter Movies!Harry Potter Hangman! Harry Potter Cover Art Features Cover…

O'Connor, Feargus

(Encyclopedia) O'Connor, FeargusO'Connor, Feargusfûrˈgəs [key], 1794–1855, Irish Chartist leader. Elected to the Parliament of 1832 as a supporter of Daniel O'Connell, he soon quarreled with O'…

Wilderness Road

(Encyclopedia) Wilderness Road, principal avenue of westward migration for U.S. pioneers from c.1790 to 1840, blazed in 1775 by the American frontiersman Daniel Boone and an advance party of the…

Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick Stephen, 1802–65, English prelate, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, b. Seville, Spain, of Irish-English parentage. In 1836 he founded (with Daniel O'…

Evan BAYH, Congress, IN (1955)

Senate Years of Service: 1999-2011Party: DemocratBAYH, Evan, (son of Birch Evan Bayh), a Senator from Indiana; born in Shirkieville, Indiana, on December 26, 1955; graduated Indiana University…

William DAVIDSON, Congress, NC (1778-1857)

DAVIDSON, William, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., on September 12, 1778; completed preparatory studies; moved with his parents to North Carolina in early youth…