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Liberal Democrats, British political party

(Encyclopedia) Liberal Democrats, British political party created in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal party with the Social Democratic party; the party was initially called the Social and Liberal…

Betty Comden 2006 Deaths

Betty ComdenAge: 89 lyricist, playwright, and actress who collaborated with Adolph Green for more than 60 years until his death in 2002. The duo wrote On the Town, Singin' in the Rain, and…

William Cowsill 2006 Deaths

William CowsillAge: 58 lead singer and guitarist of the Cowsills, his family's pop band that inspired the TV series The Partridge Family. He died on the same day his family was holding a…

Loretta Lynn Biography

Loretta Lynncountry singerBorn: 4/14/1935Birthplace: Butchers Hollow, Kentucky Country and western singer known for her plaintive singing style and her rags-to-riches life story portrayed in the…

NFC: Playoff Game Summaries, 1999–2000 Season

Buccaneers, 14-13Washington (11-6)03100—13Tampa Bay (11-5)0077—14Date—Jan. 15. Att—65,835. Time—3:01.2nd Quarter: WASH—Brett Conway 28-yd FG, 9:23.3rd Quarter: WASH—Brian Mitchell 100-yd…

Italic languages

(Encyclopedia) Italic languages, subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages that may be divided into two groups. The first group consists of the ancient Italic languages and dialects that…

James Sanford DAVENPORT, Congress, OK (1864-1940)

DAVENPORT James Sanford , a Representative from Oklahoma; born on a farm near Gaylesville, Cherokee County, Ala., September 21, 1864; moved with his parents to Conway, Faulkner County, Ark., in…

James Madison Biography

James MadisonBorn: 3/16/1751Birthplace: Port Conway, Va. James Madison was born in Port Conway, Va., on March 16, 1751 (March 5, 1750/1, old style). A Princeton graduate, he joined the…

Brewer's: Conyger

or Conigry. A warren for conies, a cony-burrow. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cooing and BillingConway Cabal A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…