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John Sherman COOPER, Congress, KY (1901-1991)

Senate Years of Service: 1946-1949; 1952-1955; 1956-1973 Party: Republican; Republican; Republican COOPER John Sherman , a Senator from Kentucky; born in Somerset, Pulaski County, Ky., August 23,…

Barkley, Charles Wade

(Encyclopedia) Barkley, Charles Wade 1963–, American basketball player, b. Leeds, Ala. After starring at Auburn Univ., he joined the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in…

Port Alberni

(Encyclopedia) Port AlberniPort Alberniălbûrˈnē [key], city (1991 pop. 18,403), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Vancouver Island, at the head of Alberni Canal and Barkley sound. It is a fishing port…

Vice Presidents

Find information about U.S. vice presidents, from John Adams in 1789 to Joseph Biden in 2009.   Name and (party)1 Term State of birth Birth and death dates President served under 1. John Adams (F)…

Goodbye Barkley

NBA star Charles Barkley calls it quits. by Mike Morrison Charles Barkley after his career-ending accident on Dec. 8, 1999. "I guess the big fella in the sky wanted me to finish right where I…

David Barkley Biography

David BarkleySoldierBorn: 3/31/1899?Birthplace: Laredo, Texas Barkley, an enlisted private in the U.S. Army, was the first Hispanic American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.…

Charles Barkley Biography

Charles BarkleyBorn: Feb. 20, 1963Basketball F 5-time All-NBA 1st team with Philadelphia and Phoenix; U.S. Olympic Dream Team member in '92; NBA regular season MVP in 1993; currently a…

Cumberland, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Cumberland, river, 687 mi (1,106 km) long, rising in E Ky., and winding generally SW through Ky. and Tenn., then NW to the Ohio River near Paducah, Ky.; drains c.18,500 sq mi (47,910…

W. W. Law 2002 Deaths

W. W. LawAge: 79 civil-rights activist who served as president of the Savannah branch of the NAACP from 1950 to 1976. He led the drive to desegregate the city and helped to establish a civil-…