Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Picture Nominees (winner will be announced January 25, 1999):A Simple PlanElizabethGods and MonstersLife Is BeautifulOut of…
(Samuel Langhorne Clemens)writer, social observerBorn: 11/30/1835Birthplace: Florida, Missouri Writer and social observer considered a master of humor and sarcasm and one of the most influential…
singer, songwriterBorn: 11/5/1959Birthplace: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Though he achieved commercial success with both his third and fourth albums—Cuts Like a Knife (1983) and Grammy-nominated…
HARRISON, Carter Bassett, (son of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791); brother of William Henry Harrison (1773-1841)), a Representative from Virginia; born in Charles City County, Va., ca.1756;…
ROSS, David, a Delegate from Maryland; born in Prince Georges County, Md., February 12, 1755; appointed by General Washington major of Graysonâs additional Continental regiment January 1,…
CALL, Jacob, a Representative from Indiana; born in Kentucky, birth date unknown; was graduated from an academy in Kentucky; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in Vincennes and…
HOOPER, Benjamin Stephen, a Representative from Virginia; born near Buckingham, Buckingham County, Va., March 6, 1835; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits and the…
(Encyclopedia) Duck Lake, small lake, central Sask., Canada, SW of Prince Albert. It was the scene of the first encounter in Riel's Rebellion (see under Riel, Louis) in 1885. A large group of Métis (…
(Encyclopedia) HunzaHunzah&oobreve;nˈsä [key], former princely state, 3,900 sq mi (10,101 sq km), NW Kashmir, administered by Pakistan. Declared a British protectorate in 1893, Hunza acceded to…
