(Encyclopedia) Newport Jazz Festival, annual summer music festival, probably the best known of all such festivals, held at Newport, R.I. Originally sponsored by Newport socialites Mr. and Mrs. Louis…
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(Encyclopedia) Collins, Wilkie (William Wilkie Collins), 1824–89, English novelist. Although trained as a lawyer, he spent most of his life writing. He produced some 30 novels, the best known of…
(Encyclopedia) Allen, Woody, 1935–, American actor, writer, and director, one of contemporary America's leading filmmakers, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Allen Stewart Konigsberg. Allen began his career…
The Masters An insider's guide to golf's most prestigious tournament by Mike Morrison The Masters: 1999 Winners | Tournament 1998 Masters 1997 Masters Through the Years…
The expressed powers of Congress are listed in the Constitution. Congress also has implied powers, which are based on the Constitution's right to make any laws that are "necessary and proper" to…
Chicago, Ill.Designed in 1914 by Zachary Taylor Davis photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill…
WHITAKER, John Albert, (grandson of Addison Davis James), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Russellville, Logan County, Ky., October 31, 1901; attended the public schools, Bethel College…
READ, Almon Heath, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vt., June 12, 1790; was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1811; county clerk…
