Senate Years of Service: 1963-1964Party: DemocratEDMONDSON, James Howard, (brother of Edmond A. Edmondson), a Senator from Oklahoma; born in Muskogee, Okla., September 27, 1925; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1964-1973Party: DemocratHARRIS, Fred Roy, a Senator from Oklahoma; born in Walters, Cotton County, Okla., November 13, 1930; attended the public schools; graduated…
A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Common Nouns and Proper Nouns
Common nouns refer to common, everyday things.
The dog sleeps in her own bed.
His friend is crazy about…
The Chicago Bulls The Bulls may have seen their last celebration in Chicago's Grant Park for quite awhile thanks to Michael Jordan's (third from right) long-awaited decision to retire. Rumors…
(Encyclopedia) Marshall, Alfred, 1842–1924, English economist. At Cambridge, where he taught from 1885 to 1908, he exerted great influence on the development of economic thought of the time; one of…
(Encyclopedia) Puig, ManuelPuig, Manuelmänwĕlˈ pwēg [key], 1932–90, Argentine novelist. He is considered one of Latin America's most creative writers, and his writing reflects the myths and realities…
(Encyclopedia) Bragg, Sir William Henry, 1862–1942, English physicist, educated at King William's College, Isle of Man, and Trinity College, Cambridge. He served on the faculties of the Univ. of…
Read about landmark cases that have changed history, from Marbury v. Madison to the challenge to Obamacare. 1803Marbury v. Madison was the first instance in which a law passed by Congress was…
Senate Years of Service: 1958-1973Party: DemocratJORDAN, Benjamin Everett, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Ramseur, Randolph County, N.C., September 8, 1896; attended the public schools…
