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Steve Buscemi

actor, directorBorn: 12/13/1957Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Prolific actor whose distinctive face and comedic talent have made him a star of independent film. His credits include Reservoir Dogs (…

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Born: 5/29/1917Birthplace: Brookline, Mass. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass., on May 29, 1917. His father, Joseph P. Kennedy, was ambassador to Great Britain from 1937 to 1940.…

Presidents' Day

JFK (1991) Director: Oliver Stone. Cast: Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Joe Pesci, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman  Election Facts How a President is Nominated Electoral College Presidential…

Asian Americans in Government

Elaine ChaoBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports PersonalitiesScientistsEntertainers:…

Group Theatre

(Encyclopedia) Group Theatre, organization formed in New York City in 1931 by Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford, and Lee Strasberg. Its founders, who had worked earlier with the Provincetown Players,…

Jones, Casey

(Encyclopedia) Jones, Casey, 1864–1900, American locomotive engineer celebrated in ballad and song, probably b. Jordan, Fulton co., Ky. His real name was John Luther Jones, but at the age of 17 he…

Mosby, John Singleton

(Encyclopedia) Mosby, John SingletonMosby, John Singletonmôzˈbē [key], 1833–1916, Confederate partisan leader in the American Civil War, b. Edgemont, Va. He was practicing law in Bristol, Va., when…

McAlister, Linda Lopez

(Encyclopedia) McAlister, Linda Lopez, 1939-2021, American feminist philosopher, b. Los Angeles, Ca., as Linda Lee McAlister, Barnard College (B.A…

Legal Tender cases

(Encyclopedia) Legal Tender cases, lawsuits brought to the U.S. Supreme Court involving the constitutionality of the Legal Tender Act of 1862, which was passed to meet currency needs during the Civil…

Kirby, Jack

(Encyclopedia) Kirby, Jack, 1917–94, American comic-book artist famous for the strongly drawn, brilliantly colored, and surprisingly human superheroes and villains he created or co-created, b. New…