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James Howard WEAVER, Congress, OR (1927)

WEAVER James Howard , A Representative from Oregon; born in Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak., August 8, 1927; attended public schools in Des Moines, Iowa; moved to Eugene, Oreg., 1947; B.S.,…

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuiseactor, comedianBorn: 8/1/1933Died: 5/4/2009Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Portly comedic actor who appeared in a number of Mel Brooks' movies, including Blazing Saddles (1974), Silent…

Dom DeLuise Biography

Dom DeLuiseactor, comedianBorn: 8/1/1933Died: 5/4/2009Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Portly comedic actor who appeared in a number of Mel Brooks' movies, including Blazing Saddles (1974), Silent…

Why Did General Motors Stall?

General Motors knew about defective ignition switches for almost a decade before ordering recalls   General Motors Headquarters in Detroit Photo Credit: KiwiDeaPi Related Links U.S.…

Entertainment News from August 2000

2Robert Downey Jr. is released from California state prison and immediately checks himself into a residential drug rehabilitation center.4Helen Hunt and Hank Azaria announce that they're…

U.S. Societies & Associations (B)

Bar Association, American (1878): 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, Ill. 60610. 371,000. Phone: (312) 988-5000. www.abanet.org. Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Society for the…

Pleasant Meadows

Pleasant MeadowsLike sunshine after a storm were the peaceful weeks which followed. The invalids improved rapidly, and Mr. March began to talk of returning early in the new year. Beth was…

James Brown 2006 Deaths

James BrownAge: 73 legendary singer, songwriter, and dancer acclaimed as the “Godfather of Soul.” His musical career spanned more than 50 years, with his first hit single, “Please Please…

The Devil's Dictionary: Hibernate

by Ambrose Bierce HERSHIPPOGRIFFHIBERNATE -v.i. To pass the winter season in domestic seclusion. There have been many singular popular notions about the hibernation of various animals.…