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Richard BRODHEAD, Congress, PA (1811-1863)

Senate Years of Service: 1851-1857 Party: Democrat BRODHEAD Richard , a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Lehman Township, Pike County, Pa., January 5, 1811; moved to Easton…

Rosters

The 1999 U.S. Ryder Cup Team was chosen on the basis of points compiled by the PGA of America, early 1998, through the 81st PGA Championship, Aug. 12-15, 1999. Points are awarded for top-10…

Margaux Hemingway

Margaux Hemingway(Margot Hemingway)actress, modelBorn: 2/19/1955Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Striking model-turned-actress, she was the granddaughter of novelist Ernest Hemingway. She grew up…

Margaux Hemingway Biography

Margaux Hemingway(Margot Hemingway)actress, modelBorn: 2/19/1955Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Striking model-turned-actress, she was the granddaughter of novelist Ernest Hemingway. She grew up…

2000 PGA Tour Results

2000 PGA Tour Last Rd Tournament Winner Earnings Runner-Up Jan. 2@ Williams World Challenge Tom Lehman (267) $1,000,000 D. Duval (270) Jan. 9 Mercedes Championship…

short story

(Encyclopedia) short story, brief prose fiction. The term covers a wide variety of narratives—from stories in which the main focus is on the course of events to studies of character, from the “short…

Ashbery, John

(Encyclopedia) Ashbery, John, 1927–2017, American poet, b. Rochester, N.Y., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1949), Columbia (M.A., 1951). Among the most acclaimed and influential American poets of his era, he…

Jim Varney 2000 Deaths

Jim VarneyAge: 50 rubber-faced comic actor who portrayed the dolty hayseed Ernest in dozens of commercials and nine films, including Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) and Ernest Rides Again (1993).…

July 2011 Current Events: Business News

U.S. News | World News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in business news for the month of July 2011. European Bankers Meet to Discuss Greek Debt…

Key West

(Encyclopedia) Key West, city (1990 pop. 24,832), seat of Monroe co., S Fla., on an island at the southwestern extremity of the Florida Keys; inc. 1828. About 150 mi (240 km) from Miami (but only 90…