A horse named Aristides won the very first Kentucky Derby way back in 1875. The race has been run every year since.The last horse to win the Triple Crown of Horse Racing (Kentucky Derby, Preakness…
WILSON, Thomas Webber, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Coldwater, Tate County, Miss., January 24, 1893; attended the public schools of his native city; was graduated from the law…
actorBorn: 3/8/1918Birthplace: Los Angeles Hearty, large character actor much like his father who first appeared as a teenager in 1933's Wild Boys of the Road. He worked in bit parts throughout the…
HUTCHINSON, Asa, (brother of Timothy Hutchinson), a Representative from Arkansas; born in Bentonville, Benton County, Ark., December 3, 1950; graduated from Springdale High School, Springdale…
Senate Years of Service: 1997-2003Party: RepublicanHUTCHINSON, Timothy, (brother of Asa Hutchinson), a Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; born in Bentonville, Ark., August 11, 1949;…
SLOAN, Charles Henry, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Monticello, Jones County, Iowa, May 2, 1863; attended the public schools and was graduated from the Iowa State Agricultural…
WILKIN, James Whitney, (father of Samuel Jones Wilkin), a Representative from New York; born in Wallkill, Orange (now Ulster) County, N.Y., in 1762; served in the Revolutionary War; was…
(Encyclopedia) letters, in literature, written messages, ranging from those addressed to the public and those sent from lover to lover, to business letters and thank-you notes. The common quality…
(Encyclopedia) Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th earl ofDerby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th earl ofdärˈbē [key], 1799–1869, British statesman. Although a Whig, he…
(Encyclopedia) Connolly, CyrilConnolly, Cyrilkŏnˈəlē [key], 1903–74, English critic and editor, b. Coventry, England. After attending the Univ. of Oxford, he began his career as a journalist. With…
