Senate Years of Service: 1885-1894; 1895-1898Party: DemocratWALTHALL, Edward Cary, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Richmond, Va., April 4, 1831; moved to Mississippi as a child; attended…
Senate Years of Service: 1845-1849; 1857-1861; 1867-1877Party: Democrat; Republican; RepublicanCAMERON, Simon, (father of James Donald Cameron), a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Maytown,…
Staying Safe in a StormWeatherThere's No Place Like HomeThunderstormsDoing the TwistThe ChaseStaying Safe in a Storm In a tornado, winds are so great that brick and concrete walls can collapse.…
(Encyclopedia) PeoriaPeoriapēôrˈēə [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 50,618), Maricopa co., central Ariz., a suburb of Phoenix; settled 1897, inc. 1954. With the completion of the Arizona Canal in 1885, the…
The Question: How many schools have adopted uniforms or standardized dress? The Answer: School officials have been tightening security measures all over…
actorBorn: 7/6/1937Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Chubby and sympathetic character actor who appeared in several of the most highly acclaimed movies of the 1970's, including Deliverance (1972),…
(Encyclopedia) Normandy campaign, June to Aug., 1944, in World War II. The Allied invasion of the European continent through Normandy began about 12:15 a.m. on June 6, 1944 (D-day). The plan, known…
harvest moon, full moon occurring nearest to the autumnal equinox, about Sept. 23. During harvest moon the retardation (later rising each night) of the moon is at a minimum because of the…
lead singer of the Dave Clark FiveDied: February 28, 2008 (London, England) Best Known as: former lead singer of the Dave Clark Five Mike Smith was the lead…
actorBorn: 6/30/1959Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Talented, far-ranging actor whose cinematic roles have included the combustible new recruit in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987), a young…
