musician, actorBorn: 6/26/1956Birthplace: Stockton, California Although he bristles at being labeled a “retro” act, Chris Isaak's mournful, melancholy ballads, full of ache and lost love, suggest…
GOODLING, William Franklin, (son of George Atlee Goodling), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Loganville, York County, Pa., December 5, 1927; graduated from William Penn High School…
HAND, Edward, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Clyduff, County Kings, Ireland, December 31, 1744; accompanied the Eighteenth Royal Irish Regiment to the United States as surgeonâs mate…
Senate Years of Service: 2005-2009Party: RepublicanMARTINEZ, Melquiades R. (Mel), a Senator from Florida; born in Sagua La Grande, Cuba, on October 23, 1946; immigrated to the United States in…
ROS-LEHTINEN, Ileana, a Representative from Florida; born Ileana Ros in Havana, Cuba, July 15, 1952; A.A., Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Fla., 1972; B.A., Florida International…
BURWELL, William Armisted, a Representative from Virginia; born near Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Va., on March 15, 1780; was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va…
Introduction flag, piece of cloth, usually bunting or similar light material, plain, colored, or bearing a device, varying in size and shape, but often oblong or square, used as an ensign,…
Verb Tense: Nothing a Little Prozac Wouldn't CureVerb TensesIntroductionVerb Tense: Nothing a Little Prozac Wouldn't CureAll Tensed Up: Using Verb Tense Correctly Like people, verbs show the…
by Mark Hughes In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to venture beyond Earth's atmosphere. Since his journey, about 450 people—astronauts, civilians, and "space tourists…
CHANDLER, Rodney Dennis, (great-great-grandnephew of Zachariah Chandler), a Representative from Washington; born in La Grande, Union County, Oreg., July 13, 1942; attended public schools; B.S…
