PAYNE, Lewis Franklin, Jr., a Representative from Virginia; born in Amherst, Amherst County, Va., July 9, 1945; graduated from Amherst County High School, Amherst, Va., 1963; B.S., Virginia…
PAYNE, Sereno Elisha, a Representative from New York; born in Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y., June 26, 1843; attended the Auburn (N.Y.) Academy and was graduated from the University of…
PAYNE, William Winter, a Representative from Alabama; born at âGranville,â near Warrenton, Fauquier County, Va., January 2, 1807; completed preparatory studies; studied law but never…
actressBorn: November 30, 1970Birthplace: Nepean, Ontario, Canada This Canadian actress of Korean heritage first came to widespread attention in 1993, starring in the CBC production of The Diary of…
Below are the nominees in the directing category. This is both Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen's seventh nomination for directing. Scorsese won in 2006 for The Departed. Allen won…
Born: Apr. 17, 1820Baseball engineer and draftsman who spread gospel of baseball from New York City to California gold fields; widely regarded as the father of modern game; his guidelines included…
(Jay Scott Greenspan)actorBorn: 09/23/1959Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Jason Alexander is known to most Americans as George Costanza, Jerry Seinfeld's neurotic friend on the hit TV series…
Czechoslovakian statesmanBorn: 11/27/1921Birthplace: Uhrovek, Slovakia Dubcek joined the Communist Party in 1939 and became the Party's first secretary in 1968. His economic and political reforms,…
Great American statesman In the years after the Revolutionary war, Hamilton practiced law. He often defended pro-British Loyalists. Not only did he feel it was time to put the bitter…
Born: 3/16/1751Birthplace: Port Conway, Va. James Madison was born in Port Conway, Va., on March 16, 1751 (March 5, 1750/1, old style). A Princeton graduate, he joined the struggle for independence…
