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The All-Star Game
The All-Star Game Baseball’s first All-Star Game was held on July 6, 1933, before 47,595 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. From that year on, the All- Star Game has matched the best players in the…Onassis, Aristotle Socrates
(Encyclopedia) Onassis, Aristotle SocratesOnassis, Aristotle Socratesârˌĭstŏtˈəl sŏkˈrətēz ōnăsˈĭs [key], 1906?–75, Greek shipowner and financier, b. Turkey. Leaving Turkey after the Turkish defeat…Trevor, William
(Encyclopedia) Trevor, William, 1928–2016, Anglo-Irish fiction writer, b. William Trevor Cox, grad. Trinity College, Dublin (1950). He resided in England from 1960. Trevor's novels are usually set in…Harding, Warren Gamaliel
(Encyclopedia) Harding, Warren GamalielHarding, Warren Gamalielgəmāˈlēəl [key], 1865–1923, 29th President of the United States (1921–23), b. Blooming Grove (now Corsica), Ohio. After study (1879–82)…King, Larry
(Encyclopedia) King, Larry, 1933-2021, American journalist, radio, and television personality, b. Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, Brooklyn, N.Y. After…hairdressing
(Encyclopedia) hairdressing, arranging of the hair for decorative, ceremonial, or symbolic reasons. Primitive men plastered their hair with clay and tied trophies and badges into it to represent…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…Warren, Earl
(Encyclopedia) Warren, Earl, 1891–1974, American public official and 14th chief justice of the United States (1953–69), b. Los Angeles. He graduated from the Univ. of California Law School in 1912.…DAVIS, James Harvey (Cyclone), Congress, TX (1853-1940)
DAVIS, James Harvey (Cyclone), a Representative from Texas; born near Walhalla, Pickens District, S.C., December 24, 1853; moved to Texas with his parents, who settled in Wood County, near…James Harvey (Cyclone) DAVIS, Congress, TX (1853-1940)
DAVIS James Harvey (Cyclone) , a Representative from Texas; born near Walhalla, Pickens District, S.C., December 24, 1853; moved to Texas with his parents, who settled in Wood County, near…