Search
Search results
Displaying 41 - 50
Houston Symphony
(Encyclopedia) Houston Symphony. Founded in 1913 with 33 players, the orchestra reorganized in 1930 and presented its first full season of concerts in 1931. Among its important conductors have been…Chisholm Trail
(Encyclopedia) Chisholm Trail, route over which vast herds of cattle were driven from Texas to the railheads in Kansas after the Civil War. Its name is generally believed to come from Jesse Chisholm…Younger, Cole
(Encyclopedia) Younger, Cole (Thomas Coleman Younger), 1844–1916, American outlaw, b. Jackson co., Mo. After the Civil War he joined the outlaw band of Jesse James, with whom he had served as a…Jackson, Jesse Louis
(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Jesse Louis, 1941–, African-American political leader, clergyman, and civil-rights activist, b. Greenville, S.C. Raised in poverty, he attended the Chicago Theological…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: M
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Jesse Helms, 79, 2001 News
conservative Republican senator from North Carolina, announced in August that he would not seek reelection in 2002. The darling of the right, Helms has served in the Senate since 1972 and often…Rev. Jesse Jackson, 2001 News
civil rights activist, admitted in January that he and Karin Stanford had had a child together in 1998, just about the time he was counseling President Clinton during the Lewinsky scandal.…Jesse OVERSTREET, Congress, IN (1859-1910)
OVERSTREET Jesse , a Representative from Indiana; born in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., December 14, 1859; attended the schools of his native city; was graduated from the Franklin High School in…Herndon, William Henry
(Encyclopedia) Herndon, William Henry, 1818–91, friend, law partner, and biographer of Abraham Lincoln, b. Greensburg, Ky. In 1844 he became the junior member of the Springfield, Ill., law firm of…1974 Grammy Awards
Record of the Year“I Honestly Love You,” Olivia Newton-JohnAlbum of the YearFulfillingness' First Finale, Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Motown)Song of the Year“The Way We Were,” Marilyn and Alan…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
