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Ozora Pierson STEARNS, Congress, MN (1831-1896)

Senate Years of Service: 1871-1871 Party: Republican STEARNS Ozora Pierson , a Senator from Minnesota; born in De Kalb, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., January 15, 1831; moved to Ohio in 1833 with…

2015 National Book Critics Circle Awards

In 2015, Ross Gay was awarded the poetry prize for "Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude", a community orchardist's praise song for the natural world. He also won the 2016 Kingsley…

Fred Roy HARRIS, Congress, OK (1930)

Senate Years of Service: 1964-1973 Party: Democrat HARRIS Fred Roy , a Senator from Oklahoma; born in Walters, Cotton County, Okla., November 13, 1930; attended the public schools; graduated from…

Robert Brown ELLIOTT, Congress, SC (1842-1884)

ELLIOTT Robert Brown , a Representative from South Carolina; born in England., August 11, 1842; attended public school in England; journalist; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in…

Catherine Keener Biography

Catherine KeeneractressBorn: 1959Birthplace: Miami, Fla. Popular actress on the indie film scene until her role as the sexually direct Maxine in Spike Jonze's hit Being John Malkovich (1999)…

Adlai Ewing STEVENSON, Congress, IL (1835-1914)

STEVENSON Adlai Ewing , a Representative from Illinois and a Vice President of the United States; born in Christian County, Ky., October 23, 1835; moved with his parents to Bloomington, Ill., in…

Joseph Hayne RAINEY, Congress, SC (1832-1887)

RAINEY Joseph Hayne , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Georgetown, Georgetown County, S.C., June 21, 1832; received a limited schooling; followed the trade of barber until 1862, when…

1996 National Board of Review Awards

The National Board of Review includes teachers, actors, writers and movie-production workers. The organization publishes the magazine Films in Review.Best PictureShineBest ActorTom Cruise,…

Bob Mould Biography

musicianBorn: October 16, 1960Birthplace: Malone, New York While attending Macalester College and living in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Mould met drummer / singer…

Oyster (Book)

Author:Janette Turner HospitalPublisher:W.W. Norton & Company Mix the melodramatic tension of a Stephen King novel with the social consciousness of Shirley Jackson's macabre classic, The…