For the best illustrated book; given by the American Library Association. Randolph Caldecott was a 19th-century British illustrator.1938Animals of the Bible, a Picture Book, by Helen Dean Fish,…
Bobby Rahal Jack Ramsay Bill Rassmussen Willis Reed Pee Wee Reese Mary Lou Retton Butch Reynolds Manon Rheaume Grantland Rice Jerry Rice Henri Richard…
On April 12, 1776, the legislature of North Carolina authorized its delegates to the Continental Congress to join with others in a declaration of separation from Great Britain; the first colony to…
Below is a list of the governors from all fifty states as well as the dates of their terms.
State Governor Current term1 Ala. Robert Bentley (R) 2011–2015 Alaska Sean…
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908–73, 36th President of the United States (1963–69), b. near Stonewall, Tex.
Johnson lost the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination to John F. Kennedy…
Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party affiliation. All terms are for six years and expire in January. Senators listed in italics were…
—Borgna BrunnerVital Stats of the Universe In one of the most important cosmological discoveries in years, NASA scientists have captured the most precise image of the universe, shedding light on…
