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Nashville-Davidson, Tenn.

Mayor: Karl Dean (to Sept. 2015) 2010 census population (rank):1 601,222 (25); Male: 291,294 (48.5%); Female: 309,925 (51.5%); White: 363,611 (60.5%); Black: 170,907 (28.4%); American Indian and…

Weehawken

(Encyclopedia) WeehawkenWeehawkenwēˈhôkən, wēhôˈkən [key], township (1990 pop. 12,385), Hudson co., NE N.J., on the Hudson River opposite New York City, with which it is connected by the Lincoln…

October 2007

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Blackwater…

John Tyler MORGAN, Congress, AL (1824-1907)

Senate Years of Service: 1877-1907Party: DemocratMORGAN, John Tyler, a Senator from Alabama; born in Athens, McMinn County, Tenn., June 20, 1824; moved with his parents to Alabama in 1833 and…

William Oscar MULKEY, Congress, AL (1871-1943)

MULKEY, William Oscar, a Representative from Alabama; born in Brundidge, Pike County, Ala., July 27, 1871; attended the public schools and was graduated from State Normal College, Troy, Ala.,…

John Parks NEWSOME, Congress, AL (1893-1961)

NEWSOME, John Parks, a Representative from Alabama; born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., February 13, 1893; attended the public schools of Thompsons Station, Tenn., and Battle Ground Academy…

William Flynt NICHOLS, Congress, AL (1918-1988)

NICHOLS, William Flynt, a Representative from Alabama; born on a small farm in Monroe County, near Becker, Miss., October 16, 1918; graduated from Sylacauga High School, Sylacauga, Ala., in…

Benjamin White NORRIS, Congress, AL (1819-1873)

NORRIS, Benjamin White, a Representative from Alabama; born in Monmouth, Maine, January 22, 1819; prepared for college at Monmouth Academy, and was graduated from Waterville (now Colby)…