MILLER, Pleasant Moorman, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va., birth date unknown; moved to Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tenn., in 1796, and thence to…
(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, Adrienne, 1931–, American playwright, b. Pittsburgh, Pa., as Adrienne Lita Hawkins, grad. Ohio State Univ. (B.A., 1953), studied Columbia (1954–56). Her usually one-act memory…
WATKINS, Albert Galiton, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tenn., May 5, 1818; was graduated from Holston College, Tennessee; studied law; was…
POWELL, Samuel, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa., July 10, 1776; attended the common schools and Philadelphia (Pa.) College; studied law; was…
PARKER, James Southworth, a Representative from New York; born in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Mass., on June 3, 1867; attended the public schools and was graduated from Cornell…
LEA, Luke, (great-grandfather of Luke Lea [1879-1945] and brother of Pryor Lea), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Surry County, N.C., January 21, 1783; moved to Tennessee in 1790 with…
CROSS, Edward, a Representative from Arkansas; born in Hawkins City, Tenn., November 11, 1798; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to…
Baffling boneA new word is born1822 Giant iguana1824 First described1853 First life-size models1860 First bird1878 First skeletons1880s The bone warsDinosaur fossils have been emerging from the…
COCKE, John, (son of William Cocke and uncle of William Michael Cocke), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Brunswick, Nottoway County, Va., in 1772; moved with his parents to Tennessee,…
Here are the results for the 2008 National Society of Film Critics Awards, given out January 4, 2009. Best Picture: Waltz With Bashir Best Actor: Sean Penn,…
