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Burleson, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Burleson, Edward, 1798–1851, pioneer of Texas, b. Buncombe co., N.C. After living in Tennessee and serving under Andrew Jackson in the war against the Creek (1813–14), he moved to…

Black Rock Desert

(Encyclopedia) Black Rock Desert, arid region of lava beds and alkali flats, NW Nev., in Toiyabe National Forest, stretching c.70 mi (110 km) NE from Gerlach. The Jackson Mts. rise to the east; the…

Robert John WALKER, Congress, MS (1801-1869)

Senate Years of Service: 1835-1845 Party: Democrat WALKER Robert John , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Northumberland, Pa., July 19, 1801; graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at…

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…

Thomas Patrick MOORE, Congress, KY (1797-1853)

MOORE Thomas Patrick , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Charlotte County, Va., in 1797; attended the common schools; moved with his parents to Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky.; attended…

1990 Radio & Records All-Time Charts

1990 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsAC“Oh Girl” Paul Young (Columbia)“I Don't Have the Heart” James Ingram (Warner Bros.)“Release Me” Wilson Phillips (SBK)“Club at the End of the Street”…

The Women

By: Heather McDonald Director: Michael Mayer Cast: Kevin Bacon, John Dossett Opened: 2/7/2002 at the American Airlines Theatre Bea Arthur on Broadway, Just Between Friends…

Randall, Samuel Jackson

(Encyclopedia) Randall, Samuel Jackson, 1828–90, American politician, b. Philadelphia. A Democrat, he was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1863 until his death. As speaker (1876–81), he…

Kelley, Hall Jackson

(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Hall Jackson, 1790–1874, American propagandist for the settlement of Oregon, b. Northwood, N.H. A schoolmaster in Boston (1818–23) and later a railroad surveyor in Maine, he…