(Encyclopedia) Walton, Sam (Samuel Moore Walton), 1918–92, American retailing executive, b. Kingfisher, Okla. After 17 years of operating franchise retail stores, he opened the first Wal-Mart…
lawyer and former U.S. senatorBorn: 8/16/1947Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Moseley-Braun made history in 1992 when she was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first Black woman to do so. She…
HOWARD, Milford Wriarson, a Representative from Alabama; born near Rome, Floyd County, Ga., December 18, 1862; attended the common schools; studied law in Cedartown, Ga.; moved to Fort Payne,…
actressBorn: 9/25/1961Birthplace: Los Angeles Film and television actress best known for her role as Amanda Woodward, landlady extraordinaire, of the hit Fox series Melrose Place (1993–1999). With…
LEWIS, Thomas, a Representative from Virginia; born in Augusta County, Va., birth date unknown; attended the common schools; presented credentials as a Federalist Representative-elect to the…
actressBorn: 4/30/1926Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa Leachman's skills as an actress range from comedy to high drama. In The Last Picture Show (1971), her portrayal of a lonely housewife received…
WILSON, Alexander, a Representative from Virginia; born in Virginia, birth date unknown; completed preparatory studies; member of the Virginia state house of delegates, 1803 and 1804; elected…
WATERS, Maxine, a Representative from California; born Maxine (Moore) Carr, in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Mo., August 15, 1938; B.A., California State University, Los Angeles, Calif., 1970;…
KISSELL, Larry, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Pinehurst, Moore County, N.C., January 31, 1951; graduated from East Montgomery High School, Biscoe, N.C., 1969; B.A., Wake Forest…
KENNEDY, Joseph Patrick, II, (son of Robert Francis Kennedy, nephew of Edward Moore Kennedy and John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and great-grandson of John Francis Fitzgerald; cousin of Patrick Joseph…
