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1976 CMA Awards

Entertainer of the YearMel TillisSingle of the Year“Good Hearted Woman,” Waylon Jennings and Willie NelsonAlbum of the YearWanted—The Outlaws, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser and…

John Allen STERLING, Congress, IL (1857-1918)

STERLING, John Allen, (brother of Thomas Sterling), a Representative from Illinois; born near Le Roy, McLean County, Ill., February 1, 1857; attended the public schools, and was graduated from…

Archie Dovell SANDERS, Congress, NY (1857-1941)

SANDERS, Archie Dovell, a Representative from New York; born in Stafford, Genesee County, N.Y., June 17, 1857; attended the common schools, Le Roy Academy and Buffalo Central High School; in…

Nancy Landon Kassebaum

former U.S. senator from KansasBorn: 7/29/1932Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas Kassebaum has politics in her blood. Her father, Alfred M. Landon, served as governor of Kansas from 1932 to 1937, and was…

Tompkins, Douglas Rainsford

(Encyclopedia) Tompkins, Douglas Rainsford, 1943–2015, American business executive, conservationist, and philanthropist, b. Conneaut, Ohio. In 1964, he and his first wife, Susie Tompkins Buell,…

1996 Olympics: Yachting

Open Laser: 1. Robert Scheidt, BRA (26 pts); 2. Ben Ainslie, GBR (37); 3. Peer Moberg, NOR (46). Tornado: 1. Jose Luis Ballester & Fernando Leon, SPA (30 pts); 2. Mitch Booth & Andrew…

Joseph Manuel MONTOYA, Congress, NM (1915-1978)

Senate Years of Service: 1964-1977Party: DemocratMONTOYA, Joseph Manuel, a Representative and a Senator from New Mexico; born in Penablanca, Sandoval County, N.Mex., September 24, 1915;…