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Harry Chapman WOODYARD, Congress, WV (1867-1929)

WOODYARD Harry Chapman , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Spencer, Roane County, W.Va., November 13, 1867; attended the common schools; engaged in the wholesale grocery and lumber…

Archibald Chapman HART, Congress, NJ (1873-1935)

HART Archibald Chapman , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Lennoxville, Province of Quebec, Canada, February 27, 1873; moved with his parents to New York City in 1882 and to Hackensack, N.J…

1988 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Don't Worry Be Happy,” Bobby McFerrinAlbum of the YearFaith, George Michael (Columbia/CBS)Song of the Year“Don't Worry Be Happy,” Bobby McFerrin, songwriterBest New…

Rat Race

Director:Jerry ZuckerWriter:Andy BreckmanParamount Pictures; PG-13; 112 minutesRelease:8/01Cast:Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jon Lovitz, John Cleese Remember the 1963 cash-dash comedy It's a Mad, Mad…

Orange, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Orange. 1 City (1990 pop. 110,658), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1888. Citrus fruits and nuts are packed, processed, and shipped; rubber and plastic products, electronic components,…

Barry Took 2002 Deaths

Barry TookAge: 73 British comedian and writer who assembled six comics, including John Cleese and Graham Chapman, for a BBC television comedy that became the legendary Monty Python's Flying…

revival, religious

(Encyclopedia) revival, religious, renewal of attention to religious faith and service in a church or community, usually following a period of comparative inactivity and frequently marked by intense…

Edward VI

(Encyclopedia) Edward VI, 1537–53, king of England (1547–53), son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. Edward succeeded his father to the throne at the age of nine. Henry had made arrangements for a…

Nightwatch

Director:Ole BornedalWriters:Ole Bornedal and Steven SoderberghDirector of Photography:Dan LaustsenEditor:Sally MenkeMusic:Joachim HolbeckProduction Designer:Richard HooverProducer:Michel…