CLARKE, Marian Williams, (wife of John Davenport Clarke), a Representative from New York; born at Standing Stone, Bradford County, Pa., July 29, 1880; moved with her parents to Cheyenne, Wyo…
(David Robert Jones)musician, actorBorn: 1/8/1947Birthplace: London, England This multi-faceted performer is so versatile he even has eyes that are two different colors. Though most well-known for…
DAVIS, James Curran, a Representative from Georgia; born in Franklin, Heard County, Ga., May 17, 1895; attended the public schools, Reinhardt College, Waleska, Ga., and Emory College, Oxford,…
Entertainer of the YearGeorge StraitSingle of the Year“I'm No Stranger to the Rain,” Keith WhitleyAlbum of the YearWill the Circle Be Unbroken Volume II, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Universal)Song of…
Prehistoric Eggs The earliest fossil animal embryos, dating from the Precambrian era, were found by American, Taiwanese, and Chinese scientists in phosphate deposits in China's Guizhou province.…
(Encyclopedia) KyffhäuserKyffhäuserkĭfˈhoizər [key], forested mountain, c.1,550 ft (470 m), Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany. It is crowned by the two ruined castles of Rothenburg (7th cent.) and…
(Encyclopedia) Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. The 20…
(Encyclopedia) Mandelstam, Osip EmilyevichMandelstam, Osip Emilyevichôˈsĭp ĕmyēlˈyəvĭch mänˈdĭlstəm [key], 1892–1938, Russian poet. Mandelstam was a leader of the Acmeist school. He wrote impersonal…
(Encyclopedia) San AngeloSan Angelosăn ănˈjəlō [key], city (1990 pop. 84,474), seat of Tom Green co., W Tex., where two forks join to form the Concho River; laid out 1869, inc. 1903. It is an…
