OâHAIR, Frank Trimble, a Representative from Illinois; born near Paris, Edgar County, Ill., March 12, 1870; attended the common schools and was graduated from the law department of De Pauw…
Born: Feb. 24, 1956Baseball 1B-DH AL Rookie of Year in 1977; became 20th player in history, but only 2nd switch hitter (after Pete Rose) to get 3,000 hits; one of only 3 men (Aaron and Mays) with…
Born: Dec. 29, 1919Sports columnist for LA Times 1961-98 14-time Sportswriter of the Year; won Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1990.Died: Aug. 16, 1998
Born: Oct. 11, 1969Rodeo cowboy 7-time All-Around world champion (1989-94,98); Rookie of Year in 1988; youngest (age 20) to win All-Around title; set single season earnings mark with $297,896 in…
actor, screenwriter, comedianBorn: 9/21/1950Birthplace: Willmette, Illinois Like so many of his fellow Saturday Night Live (SNL) alumni, Bill Murray honed his improvisational comedic skills as part…
writer, high school teacherBorn: 1911 He co-wrote (with Joan Alison) Everybody Comes to Rick's, an unproduced play that was bought by Warner Brothers for the unprecedented sum of $20,000 and used…
(Encyclopedia) Murray, Elizabeth, 1940–2007, American abstract artist, b. Chicago. She moved in 1967 to New York, where she became part of the post-minimalism generation of artists in the 1970s. In…
(Encyclopedia) Murray, Gilbert (George Gilbert Aimé Murray), 1866–1957, British classical scholar, b. Sydney, Australia. In 1908 Murray was appointed regius professor of Greek at Oxford. He is best…
(Encyclopedia) Murray, James, 1721?–94, British general, first civil governor of Canada, b. Scotland. He went to Canada as an army officer in 1757 and was prominent at the siege of Louisburg (1758)…
