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Timeline: Video Games | Part IV: 1995-present

Part IV: 1995-present by Amanda Kudler 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1995 Sony brings the PlayStation to the U.S. and sells the console for $299. Nintendo…

Yard Sales

The Yard Sale Your patriotic duty by Gerry Brown Summer has us all in her sweaty palms. The cliched images of "Summertime in America" surround us: Going to the beach,…

Richard Milhous Nixon

Born: 1/9/1913Birthplace: Yorba Linda, Calif. Richard Milhous Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, Calif., on Jan. 9, 1913, to Midwestern-bred parents, Francis A. and Hannah Milhous Nixon, who raised…

William Arvis BLAKLEY, Congress, TX (1898-1976)

Senate Years of Service: 1957-1957; 1961-1961Party: Democrat; DemocratBLAKLEY, William Arvis, a Senator from Texas; born in Miami Station, Saline County, Mo., November 17, 1898; moved with his…

Bedknobs and Broomsticks: Halloween Movies

by Beth Rowen In the weeks leading up to Halloween, the multiplexes often feature an array of R-rated, downright terrifying films. Rather than subject the kids to blood and gore, check out some of…

Nan Wood HONEYMAN, Congress, OR (1881-1970)

HONEYMAN, Nan Wood, a Representative from Oregon; born in West Point, Orange County, N.Y., July 15, 1881; moved with her parents to Portland, Oreg., in 1884; attended private schools, was…

Charles Holden COWLES, Congress, NC (1875-1957)

COWLES, Charles Holden, (nephew of William Henry Harrison Cowles), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charlotte, N.C., July 16, 1875; moved with his parents to Wilkesboro, Wilkes…