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John David STEWART, Congress, GA (1833-1894)

STEWART John David , a Representative from Georgia; born near Fayetteville, Fayette County, Ga., August 2, 1833; attended the common schools and Marshall College, Griffin, Ga.; taught school two…

Erasmus Williams BECK, Congress, GA (1833-1898)

BECK Erasmus Williams , a Representative from Georgia; born in McDonough, Henry County, Ga., October 21, 1833; attended the local schools of his native county, a private school, and Mercer…

John James FLYNT, Jr., Congress, GA (1914-2007)

FLYNT John James, Jr. , a Representative from Georgia; born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., November 8, 1914; attended the public schools and Georgia Military Academy (now the Woodward Academy); A…

1975 College Football Recap

Final AP Top 20 Bowl Games with Top 20 Teams Major Conference Champions Heisman Trophy Voting Other Major Award Winners Consensus All-America Team Off probation,…

CBA Annual Awards

Most Valuable Player: Adrian Griffin, Conn.Newcomer of the Year: Damon Jones, IdahoRookie of the Year: Bakari Hendrix, Quad CityDef. Player of the Year: James Martin, Conn.Coach of the Year:…

The Devil's Dictionary: Hippogriff

by Ambrose Bierce HIBERNATEHISTORIANHIPPOGRIFF -n. An animal (now extinct) which was half horse and half griffin. The griffin was itself a compound creature, half lion and half eagle. The…

Brewer's: Griffon, Griffen

or Griffin. Offspring of the lion and eagle. Its legs and all from the shoulder to the head are like an eagle, the rest of the body is that of a lion. This creature was sacred to the sun,…

Julian Green 1998 Deaths

Julian GreenAge: 97 contemplative French writer whose prolific career spanned more than seven decades and produced 18 novels and several plays and essays Died: Aug. 13, 1998.Bob GreenG -…

Edmund Asbury Gullion 1998 Deaths

Edmund Asbury GullionAge: 85 a leading career ambassador and former dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Died: March 17, 1998.Pete GriffinG - LBob Haggart…