actressBorn: 8/9/1968Birthplace: Chicago Best known as the super-skeptical special agent Scully on television's The X-files (1993–present), this fiery redhead bears little resemblance to her…
HUNTINGTON, Ebenezer, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Norwich, Conn., December 26, 1754; pursued academic studies; was graduated from Yale College in 1775; served in the…
FLEMING, William, a Delegate from Virginia; born in Cumberland County, Va., July 6, 1736; was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., in 1763; studied law; was…
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BURKE, Thomas Henry, a Representative from Ohio; born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, May 6, 1904; attended St. Patrickâs grade school and St. Johnâs College in Toledo, Ohio; served in the…
law enforcement officialBorn: 8/30/1926Died: 4/16/2010Best Known as: police chief during the Rodney King beating and Los Angeles riots After stints in the U.S. Navy and…
(Encyclopedia) bodhisattvabodhisattvabōˌdĭsätˈwə [key] [Sanskrit,=enlightenment-being], in early Buddhism the term used to refer to the Buddha before he attained supreme enlightenment; more generally…
(Encyclopedia) Adams, Charles Francis, 1835–1915, American economist and historian, b. Boston; son of Charles Francis Adams (1807–86). In the Civil War he fought at Antietam and Gettysburg and was…
(Dana Owens)rap musician, actressBorn: 3/18/1970Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Queen Latifah, who began in hip-hop music when she formed Ladies Fresh, released her first album, All Hail the Queen…
