capitalist, philanthropistBorn: 1/2/1830Birthplace: Hopewell, N.Y. After modest success in the grain business, in 1865 he joined John D. Rockefeller in the oil business in a firm called…
Senate Years of Service: 1967-1985Party: RepublicanPERCY, Charles Harting, (father-in-law of John D. [Jay] Rockefeller IV), a Senator from Illinois; born in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla.,…
Magnificent buildings graced skyline by David Johnson and Shmuel Ross World Trade Center Stats 200,000 tons of steel 425,000 cubic yards of concrete 43,…
The United States is home to roughly 40% of the world's billionaires. About 10% of America's richest citizens have committed to participate in the Giving Pledge and donate at least 50% of their…
(Encyclopedia) Harrison, Wallace Kirkman, 1895–1981, American architect and city planner, b. Worcester, Mass. Harrison designed the Trylon and Perisphere, the structures that came to symbolize the…
director, editor, producer, writerBorn: 3/25/1908Birthplace: Croydon, England Academy Award-winning director, editor, producer, and writer known for his craftmanship behind the camera. His films…
producerBorn: 5/10/1902Birthplace: Pittsburgh Hollywood producer and magnate who was the driving force behind Gone With the Wind (1939). After working for Paramount, RKO, and MGM, he formed…
toiletries pioneerBorn: 1858Birthplace: Oswego, N.Y. Having developed a perfume he sought to market, McConnell founded the California Perfume Company, which would later become Avon Products. He…
