NFC East This is perhaps the most interesting division in the entire league. It appears that with no overwhelming favorites in the preseason, any one of four teams could win it outright. Some…
vice president of the United StatesBorn: Jan. 30, 1941Birthplace: Lincoln, Neb. President George W. Bush turned to a seasoned Washington insider to be his second in command. The vice president has…
Senate Years of Service: 1954-1974; 1975-1975Party: Republican; RepublicanCOTTON, Norris H., a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born on a farm in Warren, Grafton County, N.H.,…
by Jennie Wood Related Links Academy AwardsMovie TimelineMore Movie Awards In 1999's award-winning film, American Beauty, real estate agent Carolyn Burnham repeatedly slaps…
(Encyclopedia) Fisher, Carrie Frances , 1956-2016, American actress and author, b. Burbank, Ca. Fisher’s parents were singer Eddie Fisher and actress/…
(Encyclopedia) Yancey, William Lowndes, 1814–63, American leader of secession, b. Warren co., Ga. Admitted (1834) to the bar in Greenville, S.C., he soon moved to Alabama. There he became an…
(Encyclopedia) African music, the music of the indigenous peoples of Africa. Sub-Saharan African music has as its distinguishing feature a rhythmic complexity common to no other region. Polyrhythmic…
(Encyclopedia) Adler, StellaAdler, Stellaădˈlər [key], 1901–92, American actress, director, and acting teacher, b. New York City. The daughter of Jacob and Sarah Adler, stars in New York's Yiddish…
(Encyclopedia) Trent Affair, incident in the diplomatic relations between the United States and Great Britain, which occurred during the American Civil War. On Nov. 8, 1861, the British mail packet…
