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Sackville

(Encyclopedia) Sackville, town (1991 pop. 5,494), SE N.B., Canada, near the head of Chignecto Bay, an arm of the Bay of Fundy. The early French Acadian settlers diked and reclaimed the nearby…

Bland, Richard Parks

(Encyclopedia) Bland, Richard Parks, 1835–99, American statesman, b. near Hartford, Ky. He taught in rural schools in Kentucky and Missouri before he went to the gold fields of California in 1855. He…

1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards

The 48th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were presented on May 29, 1998 at New York's venerable Sardi's restaurant. The Outer Critics Circle includes theater writers who review New York…

2003–2004 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesThe Sopranos (HBO)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesJames Spader, The PracticeOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesAllison Janney, The West WingOutstanding…

1999–2000 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesThe West Wing (NBC)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesJames Gandolfini,, The SopranosOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesSela Ward, Once and…

2000–2001 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesThe West Wing (NBC)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesJames Gandolfini, The SopranosOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesEdie Falco, The SopranosOutstanding…

2001–2002 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesThe West Wing (NBC)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesMichael Chiklis, The ShieldOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesAllison Janney, The West…

Sherman Silver Purchase Act

(Encyclopedia) Sherman Silver Purchase Act, 1890, passed by the U.S. Congress to supplant the Bland-Allison Act of 1878. It not only required the U.S. government to purchase nearly twice as much…