popular swing band Formed in 1993 in Efland, North Carolina, Squirrel Nut Zippers has been at the forefront of swing music's return to popularity in the late 1990s. Their albums include The…
authorBorn: 7/7/1933Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania David McCullough is well known as the author of one of the most popular and well respected biographies in recent memory, the Pulitzer Prize-…
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alternative country music band One of the most prominent alternative country bands of the '90s, the Jayhawks was formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1985 when bass player Mark Olson got together…
Seattle, Wash.Designed in 1999 by NBBJ photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Safeco Field as one of America's Favorite…
MARKEY, Betsy, a Representative from Colorado; born in Cresskill, Bergen County, N. J.; April 27, 1956; B. S., University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1978; M. P. A., American University,…
actorBorn: 10/22/1938Birthplace: Leytonstone, East London, England Sir Derek Jacobi's myriad stage roles have included Cyrano de Bergerac, Uncle Vanya, Adolf Hitler, Oedipus Rex, and a slew of…
Born: 1/29/1843Birthplace: Niles, Ohio William McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio, on Jan. 29, 1843. He taught school, then served in the Civil War, rising from the ranks to become a major.…
(Encyclopedia) Clark, Champ (James Beauchamp Clark), 1850–1921, American legislator, b. near Lawrenceburg, Ky. After a career as lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician in Missouri, he was (1893–95…
