(Encyclopedia) Orešković, Tihomir, 1966–, Croatian business executive and political leader, prime minister of Croatia (2016). Known as “Tim,” he attended McMaster Univ., Ontario, Canada (B.S., 1989,…
(Encyclopedia) IllimaniIllimaniēyēmäˈnē [key], mountain, 21,184 ft (6,457 m) high, E Bolivia. One of the highest peaks of the Cordillera Real of the Bolivian Andes, it is permanently snowcapped.…
country singerBorn: 4/14/1935Birthplace: Butchers Hollow, Kentucky Country and western singer known for her plaintive singing style and her rags-to-riches life story portrayed in the 1980 film…
(Williams Owen Bradley)record producerBorn: 10/21/1915Birthplace: Westmoreland, Tennessee One of country music's pioneers, he opened the first recording studio on Nashville's Music Row in 1955 and…
(Encyclopedia) Harding, Chester, 1792–1866, American portrait painter, b. Conway, Mass. He worked as an itinerant portrait painter long enough to enable him to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of…
FARRINGTON, James, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Conway, Carroll County, N.H., October 1, 1791; attended the common schools; was graduated from Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg, Maine…
REID, Charles Chester, a Representative from Arkansas; born in Clarksville, Johnson County, Ark., June 15, 1868; attended the public schools and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1883…
WING, Austin Eli, a Delegate from Michigan; born in Conway, Hampshire County, Mass., February 3, 1792; in early youth moved with his parents to Marietta, Ohio; attended the common schools, the…
JENRETTE, John Wilson, Jr., a Representative from South Carolina; born in Conway, Horry County, S.C., May 19, 1936; graduated from Loris High School, Loris, S.C., 1954; B.A., Wofford College,…
Entertainer of the YearLoretta LynnSingle of the Year“The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.,” Donna FargoAlbum of the YearLet Me Tell You About a Song, Merle Haggard (Capitol)Song of the Year (…
