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Morris SHEPPARD, Congress, TX (1875-1941)

Senate Years of Service: 1913-1941Party: DemocratSHEPPARD, Morris, (son of John Levi Sheppard, grandfather of Connie Mack III, and great-grandfather of Connie Mack IV), a Representative and a…

Notable Tennis Players

René Lacoste See also People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Wimbledon Fun Facts Davis Cup Championships Federation Cup Championships U.S. National and Open Champions…

Hunter, Evan

(Encyclopedia) Hunter, Evan, 1926–2005, American novelist, b. New York City as Salvatore A. Lambino, grad. Hunter Coll. (1950). He achieved both success and acclaim with the publication of his third…

White, Byron Raymond

(Encyclopedia) White, Byron Raymond, 1917–2002, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1962–93), b. Fort Collins, Colo. An All-America football player nicknamed “Whizzer” who later starred as a…

1985 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“We Are the World,” USA for AfricaAlbum of the YearNo Jacket Required, Phil Collins (Atlantic)Song of the Year“We Are the World,” Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie,…

Major League Baseball 1998 | All-Star Game

69th Baseball All-Star Game By John Gettings This Tuesday night the stars of Major League Baseball will gather in Denver's Coors Field for the sport's traditional match-up of the American…

Memorable Olympic Moments: 1972 Basketball

Cold War on the Courts U.S. and Russian basketball teams play the most controversial game in Olympic history by Gerry Brown Russian Aleksander Belov scores the controversial winning…

Miami Beach

(Encyclopedia) Miami Beach, city (1990 pop. 92,639), Dade co., SE Fla., on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; inc. 1915. It is connected to Miami by four causeways. Miami Beach is…