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2000 Presidential Election Contenders
George W. Bush, son of former president George Bush and governor of Texas since 1995, characterized himself as a “compassionate conservative,” an all-purpose mantra meant to convey a kinder…Supreme Court Decision
The 2000 election will go down in history, not only for the gridlock in Florida, but also for the way in which it split the Supreme Court, which had never before stepped in to rule on a…Election Cliffhanger
The neck-and-neck race, however, continued well beyond election day, Nov. 7th. Results were so close that at different times on election night and into the early hours of Nov. 8, each of…President-Elect Bush
When Bush takes the oath of office on Jan. 20, 2001, he will be the fourth president to have triumphed in the electoral college but to have lost the popular vote. The others were John…Brewer's: John Thomas
A generic name for a flunkey; or footman with large calves and bushy whiskers. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894John Drum's EntertainmentJohn Roberts A B C…Baseball Hall of Fame: Officials and Others
This page lists officials and others, such as Sparky Anderson, Thomas Yawkey, and William Evans, who have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.Alston,…Robert Gore Biography
Robert Gore Born: 1937 Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah ePTFE—Gore invented a new form of polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) widely known by the…National Archives
(Encyclopedia) National Archives, official depository for records of the U.S. federal government, established in 1934 by an act of Congress. Although displeasure concerning the method of keeping…national assembly
(Encyclopedia) national assembly, name of a number of past and present constituent or legislative bodies. In France, under the constitutions of the Fourth and Fifth republics, the lower house of…national bank
(Encyclopedia) national bank, in the United States, financial institution of a class authorized by Congress in acts of 1863 and 1864. The acts were intended to provide a way of marketing the large…Trending
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