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The Supreme Court: Louis Brandeis (1916-1939)

Louis Brandeis (1916-1939)The Supreme CourtGreat Minds of the CourtJoseph Story (1811-1845)Oliver Wendell Holmes (1902-1932)Louis Brandeis (1916-1939)Benjamin Cardozo (1932-1938)Hugo Black (…

Shield Volcanoes

Shield volcanoes are built almost entirely of fluid lava flows. Flow after flow pours out in all directions from a central summit vent, or group of vents, building a broad, gently sloping…

Bill Bowerman Biography

Bill BowermanAge: 88 Oregon track coach from 1949-72 who co-founded Nike with his former student Phil Knight; coached 24 NCAA individual champions at Oregon and won four team championships;…

Courtney Love

Name at birth: Courtney Michelle HarrisonCourtney Love is a rock singer and former frontwoman for the band Hole, but she's better known as the widow of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. Love grew up in…

Richard WILLIAMS, Congress, OR (1836-1914)

WILLIAMS Richard , a Representative from Oregon; born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, November 15, 1836; attended the common schools; moved to Monroe County, Oreg., in 1851; was educated at…

2002 Womens College Basketball Tournament

WNIT (Mar. 27 at Eugene, Oregon): Final—Oregon def. Houston, 54-52.NCAA Division II (Mar. 23 at Rochester, Minn.): Final—Cal Poly-Pomona def. SE Oklahoma St., 73-62.NCAA Division III (Mar. 16…

The Largest States in the U.S. by Area

The United States of America is a country of immense geographical diversity, with a landscape that spans from snow-capped mountains to sun-kissed beaches, arid deserts to lush forests. The country's…

Ronald C. PACKARD, Congress, CA (1931)

PACKARD Ronald C. , a Representative from California; born in Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, January 19, 1931; attended Meridian Elementary School; graduated from Meridian High School, Meridian,…

Election of 1876

In the election of 1876 Samuel J. Tilden, the Democratic candidate, received a popular majority but lacked one undisputed electoral vote to carry a clear majority of the electoral college.…