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Harry Pulliam CAIN, Congress, WA (1906-1979)

Senate Years of Service: 1946-1953 Party: Republican CAIN Harry Pulliam , a Senator from Washington; born in Nashville, Davidson County Tenn., January 10, 1906; moved with his parents to Tacoma,…

Infoplease Site Map

Daily IQ Today's Birthday This Day in History Today's Word Quiz Today's Analogy Quiz Today's Weather Fact Ask the Editors Breaking News The Top Ten Find more daily features on our kids'…

Sonnenfeld Soars to 900

On February 2, 1997, University of Nebraska sophomore Jeremy Sonnenfeld had as good a day as you can have in a bowling alley. The 20–year old Sonnenfeld bowled three consecutive 300 games…

The History of the Crossword Puzzle

In 1913, it was a "word-cross"; in ancient Rome, a word square by Christine Frantz   Crosswords evolved from ancient word squares, which are made of words of equal length that are…

2000 Inductees

Disney, Walt, 1901–1966, ART OF ANIMATION. Animation pioneer, invented the multiplane camera in 1937. This advanced camera created three-dimensional effects by giving the illusion of depth…

Year in Review, 1999: Top Sports Personalities

Lance Armstrong was victorious in the Tour de France, while Serena Williams won four tournaments and blasted her way to a U.S. Open title. by Gerry Brown, John Gettings, & Mike Morrison…

Standard Measurements in Sports

Here you can find the standard measurements used in baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing, football, golf, hockey, and tennis. BASEBALL Home plate…