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Samuel Davis WOODS, Congress, CA (1845-1915)

WOODS Samuel Davis , a Representative from California; born in Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tenn., September 19, 1845; moved with his parents to Stockton, Calif., in February 1850; attended the…

Henry Davis McHENRY, Congress, KY (1826-1890)

McHENRY Henry Davis , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Hartford, Ohio County, Ky., February 27, 1826; attended the public schools at Hartford, and was graduated from the law department of…

Samuel Davis McREYNOLDS, Congress, TN (1872-1939)

McREYNOLDS Samuel Davis , a Representative from Tennessee; born on a farm near Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tenn., April 16, 1872; attended the rural schools, People's College, Pikeville, Tenn.,…

2008 Grammy Awards

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2009; the winners are listed below. Eligible recordings were released between Oct. 1, 2007, and Sept. 30,…

1998 Grammy Awards

The 41st Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on February 24, 1999.Record:“My Heart Will Go On,” Celine Dion Album:The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn…

McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.măkˈənrōˌ [key], 1959–, American tennis player, b. Weisbaden, West Germany. He grew up in Douglaston, Queens, N.Y. After winning the…

Giacconi, Riccardo

(Encyclopedia) Giacconi, Riccardo, 1931–2018, Italian-American astrophysicist, b. Milan, Italy, Ph.D. Univ. of Milan 1954. He was a researcher at American Science and Engineering Corporation (1959–73…

Tate, Allen

(Encyclopedia) Tate, Allen (John Orley Allen Tate), 1899–1979, American poet and critic, b. Winchester, Ky., grad. Vanderbilt Univ., 1922. He was one of the founders and editors of the Fugitive (1922…

Bonnie and Clyde

(Encyclopedia) Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie Parker, 1910–34, b. Rowena, Tex., and Clyde Barrow, 1909–34, b. Tellice, Tex., notorious American criminals during the Great Depression. Joining forces in 1932…

Treitschke, Heinrich von

(Encyclopedia) Treitschke, Heinrich vonTreitschke, Heinrich vonhīnˈrĭkh fən trīchˈkə [key], 1834–96, German historian. A fervid partisan of Prussia, he left Baden at the outbreak of the Austro-…