(Encyclopedia) Soderbergh, Steven (Steven Andrew Soderbergh), 1963–, American film director, b. Atlanta, Ga. After making short films and documentaries, he scored a commercial success with sex, lies…
(Joanne LaCock)actressBorn: 1/27/1923Birthplace: Logan, West Virginia Actress who made her mark as the leading lady of such classic westerns as Red River (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949),…
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Yukon, territory (2001 pop. 28,674), 207,076 sq mi (536,327 sq km), NW Canada.
The territory's history began with the explorations in the 1840s of Robert Campbell and John…
SIMPSON, Michael K., a Representative from Idaho; born in Burley, Cassia County, Idaho, September 8, 1950; graduated from Blackfoot High School, Blackfoot, Idaho, 1968; graduated from Utah…
(Encyclopedia) Chicago, University of, at Chicago; coeducational; inc. 1890, opened 1892 primarily through the gifts of John D. Rockefeller. Because of the progressive programs and distinguished…
WALKER, David, (brother of George Walker and grandfather of James David Walker), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Brunswick County, Va., birth date unknown; attended public and private…
MADIGAN, Edward Rell, a Representative from Illinois; born in Lincoln, Logan County, Ill., January 13, 1936; A.A., Lincoln Junior College, Lincoln, Ill., 1955; business owner; Lincoln, Ill.,…
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NEECE, William Henry, a Representative from Illinois; born near Springfield, Sangamon County (later part of Logan County), Ill., February 26, 1831; moved with his parents to McDonough County;…
THOMAS, Robert Young, Jr., a Representative from Kentucky; born near Russellville, Logan County, Ky., July 13, 1855; attended the common schools, and was graduated from Bethel College,…
