To get a true picture of a community, many people look at the major employersâmanufacturers, businesses and organizations that bring people to town for jobs and contribute to the quality of life enjoyed by residents.
Stephen A. Douglas in Causes of the Civil War. Stephen A. Douglas (1813-1861) was an Illinois politician who dominated the U.S. Senate throughout the 1850s. He is perhaps best remembered for engaging in a series of fiery debates with Republican Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Illinois senatorial race.
(CNN)Actress Diana Douglas Webster, the first wife of Kirk Douglas and mother of Michael Douglas, died Friday night at age 92. Donald Webster, her third husband of 15 years, confirmed that she died in a hospital in Woodland Hills, California, after battling cancer. She was a person much beloved by everyone, Webster said.