(Encyclopedia) TalladegaTalladegatălədēˈgə [key], city (1990 pop. 18,175), seat of Talladega co., NE central Ala., in the Blue Ridge foothills; inc. 1835. There are significant marble and limestone…
(Encyclopedia) Crockett, Davy (David Crockett)Crockett, Davykrŏkˈĭt [key], 1786–1836, American frontiersman, b. Limestone, near Greeneville, Tenn. After serving (1813–14) under Andrew Jackson against…
(Encyclopedia) subtreasury. After President Andrew Jackson vetoed (July 10, 1832) the bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States, the deposits were removed and placed in state banks that…
The 36th Annual Country Music Association Awards were presented November 6 at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House.Entertainer of the Year:Alan JacksonMale Vocalist of the Year:Alan JacksonFemale…
Senate Years of Service: 1818-1821; 1821-1829Party: Democratic Republican; Jackson Republican; JacksonianEATON, John Henry, a Senator from Tennessee; born near Scotland Neck, Halifax County, N…
(Encyclopedia) Tyler, John, 1790–1862, 10th President of the United States, b. Charles City co., Va.
Tyler, nominated by a small Democratic faction, had withdrawn from the 1844 election. In Feb…
DENNY, Walter McKennon, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Moss Point, Jackson County, Miss., October 28, 1853; attended the common schools and Roanoke College, Salem, Va.; was…
NFC Central Minnesota Vikings - It will be difficult if not impossible for the Vikings to have as good a regular season as they did in 1998. The Vikings went 15-1 and looked like…
COOPER, George Byran, a Representative from Michigan; born at Long Hill, Morris County, N.J., June 6, 1808; attended the public schools; moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1830, and later, in 1835…
