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Facts About Women in the House and the Senate
Here are some facts about women who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Congress. 313 women have been elected or appointed to the U.S. Congress. Jeannette Rankin, Republican from…Memphis, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) MemphisMemphismĕmˈfĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 610,337), seat of Shelby co., SW Tenn., on the Fourth, or Lower, Chickasaw Bluff above the Mississippi, at the mouth of the Wolf River; inc…Arthur Hill 2006 Deaths
Arthur HillAge: 84 actor who won a Tony Award for his performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? He was also in many films and television series, including the title role in Owen Marshall…Ian Thorpe
Ian ThorpeBorn: Oct. 13, 1982Swimming 5-time gold medalist; won 400m free at Sydney Olympics (breaking his own world record) and silver in 200m free; won gold and broke the world record in…Marion Jones Biography
Marion JonesBorn: Oct. 12, 1975Track & Field American sprinter and former college basketball star at North Carolina; voted Women's Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News in 1997,98…Matthew (Mack) Robinson 2000 Deaths
Matthew (Mack) RobinsonAge: 88 silver medallist in the 200-meter race at the 1936 Summer Games and older brother of baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson; lost 200m to Jesse Owens in Berlin…First Discovered:
IguanodonMeaning of Name:“iguana tooth”Period: Triassic Period (240 to 205 million years ago)Size: 9 - 10 meters longWeight: 4.5 - 5.5 metric tonsLocation:England, Belgium, Germany, Spain,…Biographies: Notable Baseball Players
Notable Baseball Players Babe Ruth See also Cy Young Award Rookie of the Year National Baseball Hall of Fame People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related…Biographies: Other Selected Athletes
Other Selected Athletes Lance Armstrong winning the 1999 Tour de France See also Lance Armstrong Notable Summer Olympians, A-Z Notable Winter Olympics Biographies, A-Z People…War Poems
Meditations on War If these men do not die well, it will be a black matter for the king that led them to it . . . compiled by Erin Martin Related Links National Poetry…