Senate Years of Service: 1911-1923Party: DemocratWILLIAMS, John Sharp, (grandson of Christopher Harris Williams), a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in Memphis, Tenn., July…
—by Eleanor MayfieldSource: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Once upon a time, we didn't know anything about fat except that it made foods tastier. We cooked our food in lard or shortening. We…
NUNNELEE, Alan, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Tupelo, Lee County, Miss., October 9, 1958; B.S., Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Miss., 1980; insurance company…
(Encyclopedia) Gwin, William McKendree, 1805–85, American politician, b. Sumner co., Tenn. He received (1828) a degree in medicine from Transylvania Univ. and practiced in Clinton, Miss., until 1833…
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Richard Harding, 1864–1916, American author and journalist, b. Philadelphia; son of Rebecca Harding Davis. After attending Lehigh and Johns Hopkins universities, he became a…
(Encyclopedia) Bell, Cool Papa (James Thomas Bell), 1903–91, African-American baseball player, b. Starkville, Miss. A centerfielder and switch hitter as well as one of the fastest baserunners in…
(Encyclopedia) YazooYazooyăzˈ&oomacr; [key], river, 188 mi (303 km) long, formed in W central Miss. by the confluence of the Tallahatchie and Yalobusha rivers. Prevented by natural levees from…
actressDied: January 18, 2008 (Woodland Hills, California) Best Known as: actress in theater, film, and television Lois Nettleton, an actress in theater, film,…
playwrightBorn: 7/2/1935Birthplace: Philadelphia After nearly dying from a stab wound, Bullins left high school in 1952 to join the navy. In 1964 he moved to San Francisco and began writing. He…
Born: Oct. 5, 1965Hockey C 6-time NHL scoring leader (1988-89,92-93,96,97); Rookie of Year (1985); 4-time All-NHL 1st team (1988-89,93,96); 3-time regular season MVP (1988,93,96); 3-time All-Star…
