(Encyclopedia) Robert of Geneva, d. 1394, Genevan churchman, antipope (1378–94; see Schism, Great) with the name Clement VII. He was archbishop of Cambrai (1368) and was created (1371) a cardinal. He…
Tonkawa Indian chiefBorn: late 1700sBirthplace: ? Also called Ha-shu-ka-na (“Can't Kill Him”), Chief Plácido was the son of a Tonkawa warrior and a captive Comanche woman. In 1819 he joined James…
DAWES, Charles Gates, (son of Rufus Dawes and brother of Beman Gates Dawes), a Vice President of the United States; born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, August 27, 1865; attended the…
WEAVER, Phillip Hart, (grandson of Archibald Jerard Weaver), a Representative from Nebraska; born in Falls City, Richardson County, Nebr., April 9, 1919; attended the public schools of Falls…
Senate Years of Service: 1940-1941Party: RepublicanGIBSON, Ernest William, Jr., (son of Ernest Willard Gibson), a Senator from Vermont; born in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vt., March 6, 1901…
Senate Years of Service: 1853-1854Party: WhigEVERETT, Edward, (father of William Everett), a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Dorchester, Mass., April 11, 1794;…
CARTWRIGHT, Wilburn, a Representative from Oklahoma; born on a farm near Georgetown, Meigs County, Tenn., January 12, 1892; moved with his parents to the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, in…
Senate Years of Service: 1962-1967Party: RepublicanSIMPSON, Milward Lee, (father of Alan Kooi Simpson), a Senator from Wyoming; born in Jackson, Teton County, Wyo., November 12, 1897; attended…
British Film HistoryMovies and FilmBritish Film HistoryThe BeginningsShooting (in) the WarThe Lean YearsEngland's Left Foot: Irish Cinema In Shakespeare's Richard II, the old duke John of Gaunt…
1998 National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Picture:Out of SightBest Actor:Nick Nolte, AfflictionBest Actress:Ally Sheedy, High ArtBest Supporting Actor:Bill Murray, RushmoreBest Supporting…
