Senate Years of Service: 1930-1939Party: DemocratMcGILL, George, a Senator from Kansas; born on a farm near Russell, Lucas County, Iowa, February 12, 1879; moved to Kansas with his parents,…
(Encyclopedia) Jesuit Relations, annual reports and narratives written by French Jesuit missionaries at their stations in New France (America) between 1632 and 1673. They are invaluable as historical…
management educator, writerBorn: 1932Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland After studying at Oxford and becoming a manager at Shell Petroleum from 1956–65, he became an economist in London. He taught at the…
cosmetics industry executiveBorn: 10/11/1906Birthplace: Boston, Ma. Miffed that he didn't land the plum job of national distributor in the cosmetics firm where he worked, Revson convinced his…
publisherBorn: 1782Birthplace: New York City Having opened his own print shop in 1807, he later expanded into publishing and published several well-known New Yorkers, including Washington Irving…
playwrightBorn: 3/5/1939Birthplace: Philadelphia Fuller co-founded the Afro-American Arts Theatre in Philadelphia, his hometown, in 1967. The Perfect Party (1969) was the first of Fuller's plays to…
Born: Feb. 20, 1963Basketball F 5-time All-NBA 1st team with Philadelphia and Phoenix; U.S. Olympic Dream Team member in '92; NBA regular season MVP in 1993; currently a basketball announcer for…
actorBorn: 2/28/1923Birthplace: Highland Falls, New York A heavyset character actor, he gained fame for playing the part of Lieutenant Snyder in 1973's The Sting. His other movies include Dog Day…
actor, producerBorn: 4/21/1935Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A comedian who has played both romantic cads and evil villains with a straight face, Charles Grodin's diverse screen endeavors…
inventor of vulcanized rubberBorn: 12/29/1800Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. Early failures in business led him to carry on his experiments into finding a way to prevent rubber from melting when hot…
