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Mississippi State Information Capital: Jackson Official Name: State of Mississippi Organized as territory/republic: April 7, 1798 Entered Union (rank): December 10, 1817 (20th state) Present…Brewer's: Magnum Opus
Chief or most important of a person's works. A literary man says of his most renowned book it is his magnum opus. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Magnum of…Brewer's: Magnifique ... Guerre
“Cest magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre.” Admirable, but not according to rule. The comment of Marshal Canrobert on the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. “It is because the…Catie Curtis
Folk-rocker Catie Curtis grew up in a small town in Maine, attended Brown University and made a splash in the Boston music scene in the 1990's. Her 1997 album Catie Curtis included the single "…Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts first grabbed the public's attention as a small-town Connecticut teen in the 1988 film Mystic Pizza. After box office successes like Steel Magnolias (1989, with Dolly Parton) and…Ray Stark 2004 Deaths
Ray StarkAge: 88 influential and prolific film producer who made more than 125 films, including Funny Girl and Steel Magnolias. Died: West Hollywood, Calif., Jan. 17, 2004Stephen SprouseR -…Medgar Evers Biography
Medgar Everscivil rights leaderBorn: 1925Birthplace: Decatur, Mississippi Dropping out of high school at 17 to join the army, Evers served in World War II. Returning home, he finished high school…Herbert Ross 2001 Deaths
Herbert RossAge: 74 choreographer who used his expertise in dance to helm the mainstream Hollywood hits The Turning Point (1977) and Footloose (1984). He also directed The Goodbye Girl (1977…Tillie Fowler 2005 Deaths
Tillie FowlerAge: 62 Republican politician who served four terms in Congress. Known as the “steel magnolia” for her sharp intelligence and grace, Fowler, once the highest-ranking woman in…Percy WALKER, Congress, AL (1812-1880)
WALKER Percy , a Representative from Alabama; born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., in December 1812; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from the medical department of the…Trending
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