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Project Runway: Season Two

Designers in this season faced challenges involving making garments out of plants to creating a dress specifically for guest judge Iman by Mark Hughes Tim Gunn Project…

XGames Summer 2002

The Summer XGames Extreme sports athletes take over Philadelphia once again by John Gettings Chris Senn, Backside BluntslideESPN's Summer Extreme Games VIII will bring over 300 of the…

Jonathan BRACE, Congress, CT (1754-1837)

BRACE, Jonathan, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Harwinton, Conn., November 12, 1754; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Yale College in 1779; studied law; was admitted…

William Dayton BOIES, Congress, IA (1857-1932)

BOIES, William Dayton, a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm in Boone County, Ill., January 3, 1857; moved with his parents to Buchanan County, Iowa, in 1873 and settled near Quasqueton;…

Edmund WADDILL, Jr., Congress, VA (1855-1931)

WADDILL, Edmund, Jr., a Representative from Virginia; born in Charles City County, Va., May 22, 1855; educated by private tutors and attended Norwood Academy; deputy clerk of the courts of…

Francis Ryan DUFFY, Congress, WI (1888-1979)

Senate Years of Service: 1933-1939Party: DemocratDUFFY, Francis Ryan, a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wis., June 23, 1888; attended the public schools;…

Isaac Charles PARKER, Congress, MO (1838-1896)

PARKER, Isaac Charles, a Representative from Missouri; born near Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, October 15, 1838; completed preparatory studies; attended Barnesville Academy; studied law…

Toby MORRIS, Congress, OK (1899-1973)

MORRIS, Toby, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Granbury, Hood County, Tex., February 28, 1899; moved to what was then Comanche County, Okla., in 1906 and to Walters, Cotton County, Okla…

Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa

(Encyclopedia) Mbeki, Thabo MvuyelwaMbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwatäˈbō mv&oobreve;yĕlˈə mbĕkˈē [key], 1942–, South African political leader. Mbeki was born into a politically active family; his father,…

All About Court

Courts of law are the umpires of the American legal system. Two types of cases are taken to court, civil and criminal. Civil cases usually deal with disagreements…