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The Top Ten: TV Programs, 2012

Rankings for the 2011–2012 television season. For the first time, a sports show—Sunday Night Football—reigns supreme among adults 18–49. Rank Programs Network Rating 1. NBC…

Illinois, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) IllinoisIllinoisĭlˌənoiˈ, –noizˈ [key], confederation of Native North Americans, comprising the Cahokia, the Kaskaskia, the Michigamea, the Moingwena, the Peoria, and the Tamaroa…

North, Frederick North, 8th Baron

(Encyclopedia) North, Frederick North, 8th Baron, 1732–92, British statesman, best known as Lord North. He entered Parliament in 1754 and became a junior lord of the treasury (1759), privy councilor…

Calderón Hinojosa, Felipe de Jesús

(Encyclopedia) Calderón Hinojosa, Felipe de JesúsCalderón Hinojosa, Felipe de Jesúsfālēˈpā dā hās&oomacr;sˈ käldārōnˈ ēˌnōhōˈsä [key], 1962–, Mexican politician, president of Mexico (2006–2012).…

Black Hawk War

(Encyclopedia) Black Hawk War, conflict between the Sac and Fox and the United States in 1832. After the War of 1812, whites settling the Illinois country exerted pressure on the Native Americans. A…

James (Sunny Jim) Fitzsimmons

Born: July 23, 1874Horse racing trained horses that won over 2,275 races, including 2 Triple Crown winners— Gallant Fox in 1930 and Omaha in '35.Died: Mar. 11, 1966

George READ, Congress, DE (1733-1798)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1793Party: Pro-AdministrationREAD, George, a Delegate and a Senator from Delaware; born near North East, Cecil County, Md., September 18, 1733; completed…

Alfred Holt COLQUITT, Congress, GA (1824-1894)

Senate Years of Service: 1883-1894Party: DemocratCOLQUITT, Alfred Holt, (son of Walter Terry Colquitt), a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Monroe, Walton County, Ga., April…

Miss Twiggley’s Tree

Distributor:Bix Pix Entertainment In a claymation adaptation of Dorothy Warren Fox’s book the townspeople find it “simply disgraceful” that a woman lives in a tree with a dog and two bears. When a…