(Encyclopedia) Union party, in American history.
1 Coalition of Republicans and War Democrats in the election of 1864. Abraham Lincoln was renominated for President with Andrew Johnson, the…
(Encyclopedia) Larionov, MikhailLarionov, Mikhailmēkhəyēlˈ lərĭyôˈnôf [key], 1881–1964, Russian painter. Larionov, together with Natalie Goncharova, was the founder of Rayonism, one of the earliest…
NELLIGAN, James Leo, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., February 14, 1929; attended parochial schools; graduated from Coughlin High School, Wilkes-…
(Encyclopedia) Cole, Nat “King,” 1919–65, American musician and composer, b. Montgomery, Ala., as Nathaniel Adams Coles. A jazz pianist, he played Los Angeles nightclubs and in 1938 formed the King…
Day-to-day news from Beijing by Liz Olson, Mark Hughes, Chris Warner, and Beth Rowen Top Medal Count*United States: 110China: 100Russia: 72 Friday, Aug. 8 The 2008 Summer Games open in…
country-music group The all-girl band from Dallas started out with a traditional country sound, but personnel changes and a more contemporary country sound earned them their biggest success. The…
