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For the Stella role, Goldwyn set his sights on stage actress Laurette Taylor (best remembered as the originator of the imperious Amanda Wingfield character in Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie), but she turned him down. There was a big talent search for the part, which ultimately went t...
“We didn’t recognize him because we’ve never seen him before,” the reporter apologizes, after the famous defense attorney’s identity is announced. (For a brief account of the trial, and Hamilton’s career, seeThe First Amendment Encyclopedia at Middle Tennessee State University.) Or just...
Janice lives in Tennessee with her Prince Charming, her vivid imagination, an adorable Maltese named Halo who’s the true princess of the house and a bunch of unnamed dust bunnies who took up… read more Nan 24 Comments Sunday Snippet: The Summer of the Sundress Edition August 25, ...
Then: Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee (1862) The Battle of Shiloh, also called the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was the first major conflict on the Western Front of the Civil War. It started when the Confederacy launched a surprise attack on Union forces in Southwestern Tennessee. Although the Nor...
Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater topped them all in December 2013 with a 64-yarder against the Tennessee Titans. Maybe there’s something in the (thin) air in Denver? Prater’s kick and two of the 63-yarders all took place in the Mile High City. 2012: Sam Groth’s 163-mph serve ...
Tennessee: East Tennessee Crossing The East Tennessee Crossing stretches 83 miles from the Cumberland Gap to the Cherokee National Forest. This route follows the original trail of the Cherokee Warriors’ Path, used by Native American tribes for trade. In Morristown, pile out of the car for a to...
Key points Prime Minister Netanyahu faces his biggest domestic crisis. Medics are on strike, and all-black ads cover newspapers. Two reservists have been punished for not heeding the training call-up. An officer has warned that absent reservists could damage military readiness. Netanyahu says he ...
science teacher named John Scopes was arrested, tried, and convicted for teaching evolution, which was against the law in Tennessee. The sensational trial pitted famed lawyers Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan against each other in a contest that captivated the nation and highlighted an ...
Over the next several days, Jackson’s Berserkers – whose ranks included a disgusted and horrified Tennessee frontiersman named Davy Crockett – exercised the “right of conquest” without stint or limit, putting scores of houses to the torch and killing hundreds of helpless people. Overmatched ...