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Thomas Walker GILMER, Congress, VA (1802-1844)

GILMER Thomas Walker , a Representative from Virginia; born in Gilmerton, Albemarle County, Va., April 6, 1802; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…

George May KEIM, Congress, PA (1805-1861)

KEIM George May , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Reading, Pa., March 23, 1805; pursued classical studies; attended Princeton College; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1826…

Cloris Leachman Biography

Cloris LeachmanactressBorn: 4/30/1926Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa Leachman's skills as an actress range from comedy to high drama. In The Last Picture Show (1971), her portrayal of a lonely…

Lawrence Kasdan Biography

Lawrence Kasdan director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 1/14/1949Birthplace: Miami Beach, Florida Lawrence Kasdan earned a master's degree in education and worked as an advertising copywriter…

Gordon James RUSSELL, Congress, TX (1859-1919)

RUSSELL Gordon James , a Representative from Texas; born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., December 22, 1859; attended the common schools, the Sam Bailey Institute, Griffin, Ga., and Crawford…

Harvey Magee WATTERSON, Congress, TN (1811-1891)

WATTERSON Harvey Magee , a Representative from Tennessee; born at ``Beechgrove,'' the family homestead, in Bedford County, Tenn., November 23, 1811; pursued classical studies; studied law; was…

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Maurice F. Rabb, Jr.Joseph Rainey Virginia RandolphNancy Davis ReaganBenjamin ReifelHiram RevelsJoseph Jones ReynoldsCondoleezza RiceBill RichardsonElliot RichardsonNorbert RillieuxJ.…

Hawke on Hamlet

The Snow Falling on Cedars Star Shakes Up Shakespeare by Alicia Potter In Michael Almereyda's new film, Ethan Hawke's Hamlet is a brooding filmmaker in Manhattan. "It's highbrow in that the…

American Music Timeline - 1800s

Part II: The 1800s by David Johnson 1814 1842 1861 1880 1891 1897 Next: 1900-1920 1814 Francis Scott Key writes poem The Defense of Fort McHenry, which appears in The Baltimore…

2000 Alpine Skiing U.S. Championships

at Jackson Hole, Wyoming (March 21-29) Men Downhill 1 Chris Puckett 1:07.80 2 Darin McBeath 1:08.12 3 Kevin Wert 1:08.45 Slalom 1 Erik Schlopy 1:30.76 2…