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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…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…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,…Hanotaux, Gabriel
(Encyclopedia) Hanotaux, GabrielHanotaux, Gabrielgäbrēĕlˈ änôtōˈ [key], 1853–1944, French historian and statesman. Twice minister of foreign affairs (1894–95, 1895–98), he greatly furthered the…Inter-American Highway
(Encyclopedia) Inter-American Highway, c.3,400 mi (5,470 km) long, section of the Pan-American Highway system from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to Panama City, Panama. Much of the highway prior to 1941 had…Daddah, Moktar Ould
(Encyclopedia) Daddah, Moktar OuldDaddah, Moktar Ouldm&oobreve;khˈtär &oomacr;ld dädˈdä [key], 1924–2003, president of Mauritania (1961–78). He became premier when Mauritania joined the…Krock, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Krock, Arthur, 1886–1974, American journalist, b. Glasgow, Ky. He left Princeton to take up reporting and worked in Louisville and Washington. In 1927 he joined the New York Times,…Trending
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