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Tasmania

(Encyclopedia) TasmaniaTasmaniatăzmāˈnēə [key], island state (2016 pop. 509,965), 26,383 sq mi (68,332 sq km), SE Commonwealth of Australia. It is separated from Australia by the Bass Strait and lies…

The Celtic Twilight: Dreams That Have No Moral

by W. B. Yeats The Friends of the People of FaeryBy the RoadsideDreams That Have No Moral The friend who heard about Maive and the hazel-stick went to the workhouse another day. She found…

Denis Compton Biography

Denis ComptonAge: 78 one of Britain's greatest cricket players; had a career of just over 20 years; set record after record, including, most runs scored 3,816 and most centuries (100–runs…

John Newton WILLIAMSON, Congress, OR (1855-1943)

WILLIAMSON John Newton , a Representative from Oregon; born near Junction City, Lane County, Oreg., November 8, 1855; attended the country schools; attended Willamette University, Salem, Oreg.;…

Dudley Moore Biography

Dudley Mooreactor, comedian, composerBorn: 4/19/1935Birthplace: London, England Composer, cabaret comedian and film and stage actor who was at his best when performing with Peter Cook in the comedy…

She's All That

Director:Robert IscoveWriter: R. Lee Fleming, Jr.Miramax; PG–13; 86 minutesRelease:1/99Cast: Freddie Prinze, Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillar, Paul Walker, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe and Usher…

Rod R. BLAGOJEVICH, Congress, IL (1956)

BLAGOJEVICH Rod R. , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 10, 1956; attended Foreman High School, Chicago, Ill.; B.A., Northwestern University, Evanston,…

Leo Paul KOCIALKOWSKI, Congress, IL (1882-1958)

KOCIALKOWSKI Leo Paul , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., August 16, 1882; orphaned at an early age; educated in private schools, which he supplemented by a business course;…

Thomas Joseph O'BRIEN, Congress, IL (1878-1964)

O'BRIEN Thomas Joseph , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., April 30, 1878; attended the grade and high schools and took advance courses in business law and accounting; engaged…

Claude WEAVER, Congress, OK (1867-1954)

WEAVER Claude , a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Gainesville, Cooke County, Tex., March 19, 1867; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the University of…