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W. D. Edmonds Biography
W. D. Edmonds(Walter Dumaux Edmonds)writerBorn: 7/15/1903Birthplace: Boonville, New York He won a Newbury Medal for his book The Matchlock Gun (1969) and a National Book Award for Bert Breen'…Entertainment Bios — H
Gene HackmanJessica Hagedorn Larry HagmanAlan Hale Jr.Alex HaleyAnthony Michael HallHuntz HallLasse HallströmMark HamillGeorge HamiltonLisa Gay HamiltonJupiter HammonHerbie HancockTom HanksWilliam…Larry Gilbert 1998 Deaths
Larry GilbertAge: 55 three-time PGA Club Professional champion and winner of the 1997 Senior Players Championship; joined the Senior Tour in 1992 and won twice in 1994, capturing the Dallas…Early Military Developments
Early Military Developments Before 1914 militaries used airplanes mostly for surveying of enemy territory. (In 1913, the U.S. Army had only six active pilots and the fledgling U.S.…Bob Hope Biography
Bob Hope(Leslie Townes Hope)actor, comedianBorn: 5/29/1903Birthplace: Eltham, England American film, radio and television comedian known for his topical jokes, quick delivery and long career…Morrison, Toni
(Encyclopedia) Morrison, Toni, 1931–2019, American writer, b. Lorain, Ohio, as Chloe Ardelia (later Anthony) Wofford; B.A. Howard Univ., 1953, M.F.A. Cornell, 1955. Her fiction is noted for its…Delaware, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) DelawareDelawaredĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], English name given several closely related Native American groups of the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native…Royal Ballet
(Encyclopedia) Royal Ballet, the principal British ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. It is noted for lavish dramatic productions, a superbly disciplined corps de…Ensor, James Ensor, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Ensor, James Ensor, BaronEnsor, James Ensor, Baronjĕms äNsôrˈ [key], 1860–1949, Belgian painter and etcher. Ensor's imagery reflected one of the most bizarre and powerful visions of…fugitive slave laws
(Encyclopedia) fugitive slave laws, in U.S. history, the federal acts of 1793 and 1850 providing for the return between states of escaped black slaves. Similar laws existing in both North and South…Trending
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