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Milestones in Presidential Debates

Memorable events from the U.S. presidential and vice presidential debates by Beth Rowen John Kennedy Related Links Memorable Quotes from U.S. Presidential Debates How the…

The History of Black History Month

by Elissa Haney Dr. Carter G. Woodson   Americans have recognized Black history annually since 1926, first as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black History Month." What you might not…

Left-Handed Presidents

The Question: I know President Clinton was left-handed, but what other presidents were left-handed? The Answer: Believe it or not, President…

Marc Cherry Biography

tv producerBorn: March 23, 1962 Birthplace: Los Angeles County, California After Marc Cherry graduated from the theater program at California State University, Fullerton,…

Eleanor Clift

journalist, political commentator Clift started her career at Newsweek magazine as a secretary. Eventually she became a reporter in the Atlanta bureau, covering then-governor Jimmy Carter, of…

Hal Holbrook

(Harold Rowe Holbrook, Jr.)actorBorn: 2/17/1925Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Insightful actor active in stage, film, and television but best known for developing and touring with a one-man show of…

William K. BREWSTER, Congress, OK (1941)

BREWSTER, William K., a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Ardmore, Carter County, Okla., November 8, 1941; attended public schools in Oklahoma and Texas; B.S., Southwestern Oklahoma State…

The Independent Counsel

Summary of Independent Counsel InvestigationsThe following table outlines independent counsel investigations from the Carter administration through the Clinton administration. Included is the…

Atlanta, Ga.

Mayor: Kasim Reed (to Jan. 2018)2010 census population (rank): 420,003 (40); Male: 208,968 (49.8%); Female: 211,035 (50.2%); White: 161,115 (38.4%); Black: 226,894 (54.0%); American Indian and…

Hastings, Alcee Lamar

(Encyclopedia) Hastings, Alcee Lamar, 1936-2021, African American judge and politician, b. Altamonte, Springs, Fl., Fisk Univ. (1958, B.A.), Florida…