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Joel West FLOOD, Congress, VA (1894-1964)
FLOOD Joel West , a Representative from Virginia; born near Appomattox, Appomattox County, Va., August 2, 1894; attended the public schools, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., the…1994 CMA Awards
Entertainer of the YearVince GillSingle of the Year“I Swear,” John Michael MontgomeryAlbum of the YearCommon Thread: The Songs of the Eagles, John Anderson, Clint Black, Suzy Bogguss, Brooks…'Til There Was You
Director: Scott WinantWriter: Winnie HolzmanDirector of Photography:Bobby BukowskiEditors:Richard Marks and Joanna CappuccilliMusic:Miles Goodman and Terence BlanchardProduction Designer:…The Fifth Element
Director: Luc BessonWriters: Luc Besson and Robert Mark KamenDirector of Photography:Thierry ArbogastEditor:Sylvie LandraMusic:Eric SerraProduction Designer:Dan WeilProducer:Patrice…Richard Henry WILDE, Congress, GA (1789-1847)
WILDE Richard Henry , a Representative from Georgia; born in Dublin, Ireland, September 24, 1789; immigrated to the United States in 1797 with his parents, who settled in Baltimore, Md.; received…1947 College Basketball Recap
Major Conference ChampionsNCAA & NIT Tournament TeamsNCAA Tournament (8 teams)NIT Tournament (8 teams)Player of the YearConsensus All-America Arnie Ferrin and little Wat Misaka, two of…smallpox
(Encyclopedia) smallpox, acute, highly contagious disease causing a high fever and successive stages of severe skin eruptions. Occurring worldwide in epidemics, it killed up to 40% of those who…Long Island, island, United States
(Encyclopedia) Long Island (1990 pop. 6,861,454), 1,723 sq mi (4,463 sq km), 118 mi (190 km) long, and from 12 to 20 mi (19–32 km) wide, SE N.Y.; fourth largest island of the United States and the…Wayne, Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Wayne, Anthony, 1745–96, American Revolutionary general, b. Chester co., Pa. Impetuous and hot-headed, Wayne was sometimes known as “mad Anthony,” but he was an able general. In 1783…Whitewater, in U.S. history
(Encyclopedia) Whitewater, popular name for a failed 1970s Arkansas real estate venture by the Whitewater Development Corp., in which Gov. (later President) Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Rodham…