alternative rock band Creed dominated the late '90s commercial rock scene, selling more than 20 million albums while blending uplifting melodies with an edgy lyrical perspective. While emphatically…
(Encyclopedia) ChapultepecChapultepecchäp&oomacr;lˌtāpĕkˈ [key] [Nahuatl,=grasshopper hill], 1,600 acres (650 hectares), park in Mexico City. It was originally developed as a residence for Aztec…
(Encyclopedia) Bainbridge, Beryl (Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge), 1933–2010, English author, b. Liverpool. Bainbridge is mainly known for her tightly plotted, rueful, and darkly comic fiction in…
(Encyclopedia) Cameron of Lochiel, Sir Ewen or EvanCameron of Lochiel, Sir Ewen or Evankămˈərən, lŏkh-ēlˈ [key], 1629–1719, chief of the Scottish highland clan of Cameron after 1647. On behalf of…
musiciansBirthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa-based musical group who took over the pop airwaves with their 1997 major label debut, Middle of Nowhere, and accompanying hit single, “MMMBop.” The boys,…
ARNOLD, Marshall, a Representative from Missouri; born at Cook Settlement, near Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo., October 21, 1845; attended the common schools; professor at Arcadia…
McCLAMMY, Charles Washington, a Representative from North Carolina; born at Scotts Hill, Pender County, N.C., May 29, 1839; pursued an academic course and was graduated from the University of…
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Below is a list of the governors from all fifty states as well as the dates of their terms. State Governor Current term1 Ala. Robert Bentley (R) 2011–2015…
