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Israel Moore FOSTER, Congress, OH (1873-1950)

FOSTER, Israel Moore, a Representative from Ohio; born in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, January 12, 1873; attended the public schools, and was graduated from the Ohio University at Athens in…

Shelby Moore CULLOM, Congress, IL (1829-1914)

Senate Years of Service: 1883-1913Party: RepublicanCULLOM, Shelby Moore, (nephew of Alvan Cullom and William Cullom), a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Wayne County, Ky.,…

Thomas Moore PASCHAL, Congress, TX (1845-1919)

PASCHAL, Thomas Moore, a Representative from Texas; born in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La., December 15, 1845; moved with his parents to San Antonio, Tex., in 1846; educated in private…

Blair Atholl

(Encyclopedia) Blair AthollBlair Athollăthˈəl [key], parish, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland, at the confluence of the Garry and the Tilt rivers. Blair Castle, begun c.1269, is the seat of the…

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…

Anatoly Karpov

Born: May 23, 1951Chess Soviet world champion from 1975-85; regained International Chess Federation (FIDE) version of championship in 1993 when countryman Garry Kasparov was stripped of title after…

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Avoca

(Encyclopedia) Avoca or OvocaOvocaəvōˈkə [key], river, c.15 mi (24 km) long, formed by the union of the Avonmore and Avonbeg rivers, in Co. Wicklow, E Republic of Ireland. It flows SE to the Irish…