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John Hollis BANKHEAD, Congress, AL (1842-1920)

Senate Years of Service: 1907-1920 Party: Democrat BANKHEAD John Hollis , a Representative and a Senator from Alabama; born in Moscow, Marion (now Lamar) County, Ala., September 13, 1842; attended…

2000-01 NIT Basketball Tournament

The 64th annual National Invitation Tournament had a 32-team field. First three rounds played on home courts of higher seeded teams. Semifinal, Third Place and Championship games played March 27-29…

Other Men's 1996 Tournaments: NCAA Division II

The eight regional winners of the 48-team field: NORTHEAST— St. Rose, N.Y. (28-3); EAST— California, Pa. (26-5); SOUTH ATLANTIC— Virginia Union. (27-2); SOUTH— Alabama A&M (27-2); SOUTH…

John Lewis

John Lewis was beaten nearly to death in Selma, Alabama while marching for voting rights in 1965, and went on to become one of America's most prominent civil rights leaders and a member of the U.S.…

1996-97 Division II Hockey Final Two

Two teams selected from limited national field. Championship decided in two games with mini-game (one 15-minute period), if necessary. Final Two March 14-15 in Bemidji, Minn. Championship: GAME…

George Wallace

George Wallace was one of America's most outspoken supporters of racial segregation in the 1960s. As governor of Alabama he fought integration, once even standing symbolically in the doorway of the…

Orange Bowl

(at Miami) 1933 Miami (Fla.) 7, Manhattan 0 1934 Duquesne 33, Miami (Fla.) 7 1935 Bucknell 26, Miami (…

Atticus Finch

Atticus Finch is the exemplary lawyer and father from the 1960 Harper Lee novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Thanks to the successful film version of the book (1962), the character is strongly associated…

Native American Tribes in Texas

Source: iStockIndigenous peoples exist throughout the world, from South America to Asia, Europe to Australia. And North America is no different— with 574 recognized tribes in the continental United…

Final Two

Two teams selected from limited national field. Championship decided in two games with mini-game (one 15-minute period), if necessary. Final Two March 13-14 in Huntsville, Ala. Championship:…