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Utah War

(Encyclopedia) Utah War, in U.S. history, conflict between Mormons and the U.S. government. In the spring of 1857, President James Buchanan appointed a non-Mormon, Alfred Cumming, as governor of the…

Buchanan, James McGill, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Buchanan, James McGill, Jr., 1919–2012, American economist, b. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1948. After teaching at the universities of Tennessee, Florida State,…

Reform School

A primer on the political party founded by Ross Perot and boosted by the governorship of Jesse Ventura by Elissa Haney The Reform Party logo. Infoplease Links Campaign 2000 FactsheetFacts About…

Edna Buchanan Biography

Edna Buchanancrime reporter, mystery writerBorn: 1939Birthplace: Paterson, N.J. Buchanan attended Montclair State Teachers College and then moved to Florida where she got a job at a small…

James Buchanan Biography

James BuchananBorn: 4/23/1791Birthplace: Mercersburg, Pa. James Buchanan was born near Mercersburg, Pa., on April 23, 1791. A Dickinson graduate and a lawyer, he entered Pennsylvania…

Third Party Candidates

Nader, Buchanan, and some candidates you may not have heard about by David Johnson This article was posted on October 16, 2000. Related Links Al GoreGeorge W. BushCampaign 2000 Factsheet…

Reform party, in the United States

(Encyclopedia) Reform party, in the United States, political party founded in 1995 by H. Ross Perot as an alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties. The Reform party's aims originally…

O'Brien, Pat

(William Joseph O'Brien, Jr.) actorBirthplace: MilwaukeeBorn: 1899Died: 1983

Pat Knight Biography

Pat KnightAge: 70 fullback and defensive back with the N.Y. Giants from 1952-55; former NFL official; three-year letter winner at SMU. Died of a heart attack.Died: San Antonio, October 20,…