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Joseph Medill McCORMICK, Congress, IL (1877-1925)
Senate Years of Service: 1919-1925 Party: Republican McCORMICK Joseph Medill , a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., May 16, 1877; attended preparatory school at…Charles William Frederick DICK, Congress, OH (1858-1945)
Senate Years of Service: 1904-1911 Party: Republican DICK Charles William Frederick , a Representative and a Senator from Ohio; born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, November 3, 1858; attended…beat generation
(Encyclopedia) beat generation, term applied to certain American artists and writers who were popular during the 1950s. Essentially anarchic, members of the beat generation rejected traditional…gold rush
(Encyclopedia) gold rush, influx of prospectors, merchants, adventurers, and others to newly discovered gold fields. One of the most famous of these stampedes in pursuit of riches was the California…Modoc
(Encyclopedia) ModocModocmōˈdŏk [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Sahaptin-Chinook branch of the Penutian linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They formerly…cribbage
(Encyclopedia) cribbagecribbagekrĭbˈĭj [key], card game played by two persons with a deck of 52 cards and a scoring (pegging) device known as a cribbage board. The board contains four rows of 30…Wovoka
(Encyclopedia) WovokaWovokawōvōˈkə [key], c.1858–1932, Paiute, prophet of a messianic religion sometimes called the Ghost Dance religion. Also known as Jack Wilson, he was influenced by his father (a…Berry, Wendell Erdman
(Encyclopedia) Berry, Wendell Erdman, 1934–, American farmer, environmentalist, and writer, b. Henry co., Ky., grad. Univ of Kentucky (B.A., 1956; M.A., 1957). He taught at various colleges including…2011 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Find out who was awarded with top honors in film in 2011 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Best Picture The…Trending
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