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Nancy Landon Kassebaum

former U.S. senator from KansasBorn: 7/29/1932Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas Kassebaum has politics in her blood. Her father, Alfred M. Landon, served as governor of Kansas from 1932 to 1937, and was…

James George STRONG, Congress, KS (1870-1938)

STRONG, James George, a Representative from Kansas; born in Dwight, Livingston County, Ill., April 23, 1870; attended the public schools of Dwight, Ill., 1876-1879, the Episcopal Mission of…

Jesse Houghton METCALF, Congress, RI (1860-1942)

Senate Years of Service: 1924-1937Party: RepublicanMETCALF, Jesse Houghton, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., November 16, 1860; educated in private schools of Providence…

Television Hall of Fame

Each year, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences inducts up to seven people or programs to the Television Hall of Fame. Here are the past…

1994 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“All I Wanna Do,” Sheryl CrowAlbum of the YearMTV Unplugged, Tony Bennett (Columbia)Song of the Year“Streets of Philadelphia” (Theme from Philadelphia), Bruce Springsteen,…

Collins, Wilkie

(Encyclopedia) Collins, Wilkie (William Wilkie Collins), 1824–89, English novelist. Although trained as a lawyer, he spent most of his life writing. He produced some 30 novels, the best known of…

Bullinger, Heinrich

(Encyclopedia) Bullinger, HeinrichBullinger, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh b&oobreve;ˈlĭng-ər [key], 1504–75, Swiss Protestant reformer. After the death of Ulrich Zwingli in 1531, Bullinger became pastor of…

Adlai Ewing STEVENSON, Congress, IL (1835-1914)

STEVENSON, Adlai Ewing, (great-grandfather of Adlai Ewing Stevenson III), a Representative from Illinois and a Vice President of the United States; born in Christian County, Ky., October 23,…

Henry Justin ALLEN, Congress, KS (1868-1950)

Senate Years of Service: 1929-1930Party: RepublicanALLEN, Henry Justin, a Senator from Kansas; born in Pittsfield, Warren County, Pa., September 11, 1868; moved with his parents to Kansas in…