Senate Years of Service: 1985-2002 Party: Republican GRAMM, William Philip (Phil), a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Ga., July 8, 1942;…
CALLAWAY, Howard Hollis (Bo), a Representative from Georgia; born in LaGrange, Troup County, Ga., April 2, 1927; attended the public schools of LaGrange and Hamilton in Georgia; graduated from…
Find out who was awarded top honors in film for 2007 by the Boston Society of Film Critics. Best Picture No Country For Old Men Best Actor Frank Langella,…
Read biographies of prominent figures in the Middle East, learn about the history of the countries in upheaval, and more
by Beth Rowen
Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi Anti-government…
Payne Stewart celebrates after sinking his 15-foot putt on the final hole to win the 1999 U.S. Open. The U.S. Open (held Thursday, June 15 through Sunday, June 18) turns 100…
(Encyclopedia) lyric, in ancient Greece, a poem accompanied by a musical instrument, usually a lyre. Although the word is still often used to refer to the songlike quality in poetry, it is more…
(Encyclopedia) Hassan IIHassan IIhäˈsän [key], 1929–99, king of Morocco (1961–99). Formerly crown prince Moulay Hassan ben Mohammed Alaoui, he ascended the throne on the death (1961) of his father,…
(Encyclopedia) Chapman, George, 1559?–1634, English dramatist, translator, and poet. He is as famous for his plays as for his poetic translations of Homer's Iliad (1612) and Odyssey (1614–15).…
(Encyclopedia) clinic, name for an institution providing medical diagnosis and treatment for ambulatory patients. The forerunner of the modern clinic was the dispensary, which dispensed free drugs…
(Encyclopedia) Tillman, Benjamin Ryan, 1847–1918, U.S. Senator from South Carolina (1895–1918), b. Edgefield co., S.C. A farmer, he became the leader of the backcountry whites in South Carolina and…
