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Cinna, d. 84 b.c., Roman politician

(Encyclopedia) Cinna (Lucius Cornelius Cinna)Cinnasĭnˈə [key], d. 84 b.c., Roman politician, consul (87 b.c.–84 b.c.), and leader of the popular party. Shortly after Cinna's first election, Sulla…

Bowen, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Bowen, ElizabethBowen, Elizabethbōˈĭn [key], 1899–1973, Anglo-Irish novelist, b. Dublin. In impeccable prose she treated love and frustration through studies of complex psychological…

Year in Review 2000 | Sports Personalities

Top Sports Personalities Golf star Tiger Woods, Olympic star Cathy Freeman, and ten other personalities who changed sports by Gerry Brown, John Gettings, & Mike Morrison Tiger WoodsAt…

Max A. SANDLIN, Congress, TX (1952)

SANDLIN, Max A., (husband of Stephanie Herseth Sandlin), a Representative from Texas; born in Texarkana, Miller County, Ark., September 29, 1952; graduated from Atlanta High School, Atlanta,…

Myra C. Selby

attorney, former state supreme court justiceBorn: 7/1/1955Birthplace: Saginaw, Mich. Selby served as an associate justice on the Indiana Supreme Court from Jan. 1995 to Oct. 1999. She was the…

Charles CLAYTON, Congress, CA (1825-1885)

CLAYTON, Charles, a Representative from California; born in Derbyshire, England, October 5, 1825; attended the public schools; alcalde of Santa Clara, Calif., 1849-1850; founded, Santa Clara…

Daniel Bever CRANE, Congress, IL (1936)

CRANE, Daniel Bever, (brother of Philip Miller Crane), a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 10, 1936; attended the public schools of Chicago; A.B.,…

James BLACK, Congress, PA (1793-1872)

BLACK, James, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Newport, Perry County, Pa., March 6, 1793; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits; member of the State house of…

Jimmy Stewart

(James Maitland Stewart)actorBorn: 5/20/1908Birthplace: Indiana, Pennsylvania Nominated for five Academy Awards during his lifetime, winning Best Actor for The Philadelphia Story (1940), Stewart…

NBA Draft 2000

2000 NBA Draft This year, the 10th pick may be as good as the first by Gerry Brown First RoundDraft Order New Jersey Vancouver L.A. Clippers Chicago Orlando (from…