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Charles CURTIS, Congress, KS (1860-1936)

Senate Years of Service: 1907-1913; 1915-1929 Party: Republican; Republican CURTIS Charles , a Representative and a Senator from Kansas and a Vice President of the United States; born in Topeka,…

“The Ten Most Wanted” List: A History

It all started in 1949, when a reporter from the International News Service decided to write a story about the “toughest guys” sought by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In response, the…

Tournament Most Outstanding Player

The Most Outstanding Players of each NCAA Div. I tournament since 1948. Winners of the award who did not play for the tournament champion are in bold type. In 1960, three players, none on…

1984 Men's Olympic Gymnastics Medalists

Individual   Points All-Around Koji Gushiken, JPN 118.700   Peter Vidmar, USA 118.675   Li Ning, CHN 118.575 Floor Li Ning, CHN 19.925   Yun Lou, CHN…

1988 Men's Olympic Gymnastics Medalists

Individual   Points All-Around Vladimir Artemov, USSR 119.125   Valeri Lyukin, USSR 119.025   Dimitri Biloserchev, USSR 118.975 Floor Sergey Kharkov, USSR 19.…

Major League Individual All-Time Hitting Records

(Through 2006) Highest Batting Average, Season—.440, Hugh Duffy, Boston N.L., 1894;.435, Tip O'Neill, St. Louis, A.A., 1887. (Since 1900—.426, Nap Lajoie, Phil. A.L., 1901); 424, Rogers Hornsby, St…

Iowa, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 IowaIowaīˈəwə [key], midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bounded by the Mississippi River, across which lie Wisconsin and Illinois (E); Missouri (S); Nebraska…

G - I

Franz Xaver GabelsbergerJames GadsdenLyman Judson GageJames GalanosJohn Kenneth GalbraithFerdinando GalianiAlbert GallatinGeorge Horace GallupIsabella Stewart GardnerThomas Andrew GareyRobert…