Search

Search results

Displaying 111 - 120

Nathan Lynn BACHMAN, Congress, TN (1878-1937)

Senate Years of Service: 1933-1937 Party: Democrat BACHMAN Nathan Lynn , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Chattanooga, Tenn., August 2, 1878; attended the public schools, Baylor Preparatory…

2004 Grammy Awards

The 47th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 13, 2005. Record: “Here We Go Again,” Ray Charles & Norah Jones Album: Genius Loves Company,…

Entertainment News from March 1999

1George Clooney, who recently doffed his scrubs having said so long to ER, has reportedly signed on with filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen in their next film, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? The…

Klondike

(Encyclopedia) KlondikeKlondikeklŏnˈdīk [key], region of Yukon, NW Canada, just E of the Alaska border. It lies around Klondike River, a small stream that enters the Yukon River from the east at…

Lee, Ang

(Encyclopedia) Lee, AngLee, Angäng [key], 1954–, Taiwanese filmmaker. Lee is one of the few directors who have achieved commercial and critical success in Asia and the United States, and is also…

siege

(Encyclopedia) siege, assault against a city or fortress with the purpose of capturing it. The history of siegecraft parallels the development of fortification and, later, artillery. In early times…