(Encyclopedia) Clive, Kitty (Catherine Raftor), 1711–85, English singer and actress. She made her debut (c.1728) at Drury Lane under the management of Colley Cibber and worked for many years with…
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(Encyclopedia) Key, David McKendree, 1824–1900, American politician and jurist, b. Greene co., Tenn. He practiced law in Chattanooga, Tenn., from 1853 to 1870, except during the Civil War, when he…
(Encyclopedia) Rice University, at Houston, Tex.; coeducational; chartered 1891 as Rice Institute through a bequest of William Marsh Rice, opened 1912, renamed 1960. It follows the residential…
Senate Years of Service: 1995-2001Party: RepublicanASHCROFT, John David, a Senator from Missouri; born in Chicago, Ill., on May 9, 1942; attended the public schools in Springfield, Missouri;…
The 31st Annual Country Music Association Awards were presented September 24, 1997 at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House.Entertainer of the YearGarth BrooksSingle of the Year“Strawberry Wine,” Deana…
Senate Years of Service: 1875-1881Party: RepublicanSHARON, William, (father-in-law of Francis Griffith Newlands), a Senator from Nevada; born in Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio, January 9,…
