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George Herbert Quote

The Question: What is the origin of the often quoted phrase "living well is the best revenge"? I cannot find it anywhere! Fitzgerald? Elliot? The Windsors? Hemingway? Mae West…

George "Spanky" McFarland

The Question: Concerning the old classic movies of Little Rascals or Our Gang Comedies... whatever happened to Spanky McFarland? I heard that he was killed making a movie - is…

NFL Football Preview 1999: NFC West

NFC West Atlanta Falcons - The team is still searching for someone to replace free agent WR Tony Martin, who led the team with 66 receptions. The performance of running back Jamal…

Gordy, Berry, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Gordy, Berry, Jr., 1929–, African-American music-industry executive, b. Detroit. After stints in the army and as a professional boxer,…

Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers

(Encyclopedia) Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, one of the first consumers' cooperatives, founded in 1844 in Rochdale, England, by 28 Lancashire weavers. Influenced by the theories of Robert…

Asian Americans in Television and Movies

Wayne WangBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports PersonalitiesScientistsEntertainers:…

Eliza E. Mother George

Civil War nurseBorn: Oct. 20, 1808Birthplace: Bridport, Vt. Of her early life, little is known. Born Elizabeth Hamilton, she later married W. L. George and had three daughters, Eliza M., Belle,…

George Herbert Walker Bush

Born: 6/12/1924Birthplace: Milton, Mass. George Herbert Walker Bush was born June 12, 1924, in Milton, Mass., to Prescott and Dorothy Bush. The family later moved to Connecticut. The youth studied…

George MacDonald Fraser Biography

authorDied: January 2, 2008 (Isle of Man) Best Known as: author of the Flashman novels A British writer who wrote the Flashman novels over four decades. The…

George SMITH, Congress, PA

SMITH, George, a Representative from Pennsylvania; birth date unknown; elected as a Republican to the Eleventh and Twelfth Congresses (March 4, 1809-March 3, 1813); death date unknown.…