George W. Bush (the 43rd president) is the son of George Bush (the 41st president). John Quincy Adams (the 6th president) was the son of John Adams (the 2nd president). Benjamin Harrison (the…
business executive, philanthropistBorn: 1867Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. One of seven sons of Meyer Guggenheim, he worked with his brothers in the family's mining and metal processing firm. He…
writerBorn: 6/14/1941Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Wideman grew up in Homewood, a Black middle-class section of Pittsburgh that is the setting of one of his best-known works, The Homewood Trilogy (…
actressBorn: 6/19/1928Birthplace: Buffalo, New York versatile character actress who most recently portrayed feisty matriarch Livia Soprano on HBO's Sopranos. Theatrically trained, Marchand started…
actressDied: Oct. 16, 2007 (Suffolk, England) Best Known as: actress in "From Here to Eternity" English actress known for her genteel, tea-sipping screen persona…
Supreme Court Rules Against Considering Race to Integrate Schools: Bitterly divided court rules, 5â4, that programs in Seattle and Louisville, Ky., that tried to…
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A number of states have halls of fame that honor the renowned women who once called that state home or helped to make it great. These are a few to know. Alabama Women's Hall of FameMarion,…