design and construction engineerBorn: 1888 A 1912 recipient of a civil engineering degree from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Archibald “Archie” Alexander joined the Marsh Engineering Company…
columnistBorn: 1941 Goodman graduated from Radcliffe College in 1963 and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University for the following year. She has been an associate editor and a columnist at the…
poetBorn: 4/22/1943Birthplace: New York City Glück tackles her subjects with an insightful, often disturbing honesty. In Ararat (1990), she powerfully and unflinchingly examines family, love, and…
fashion designerDied: June 1, 2008Best Known as: French fashion designer Deathplace: Paris, France Yves Saint-Laurent was a French fashion designer who established…
senatorDied: January 20, 2007 () Best Known as: popular Democratic Senator from Florida Former Senator from Florida who served three terms in the U.S. Senate…
The Question:
What state was formerly known as the "Hog and Hominy State"?
The Answer:
The state of Tennessee was once known as the "Hog and Hominy State."
Tennessee has had several nicknames…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense and Foreign Relations U.S.-United Kingdom Relations PEOPLEThe United Kingdom's…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Italy Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYItaly is largely homogeneous…
(Encyclopedia) Interior, United States Department of the, federal executive department established in 1849, delegated custodian of U.S. natural resources, and whose head, the Secretary of the…
(Encyclopedia) Goebbels, Joseph (Paul Joseph Goebbels)Goebbels, Josephpoul yōˈzĕf göbˈəls [key], 1897–1945, German National Socialist propagandist. He was kept out of the service in World War I by a…
