physicianBorn: 1846Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cole was the second Black woman to graduate from medical school (1867). She joined Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the…
actorBorn: 2/21/1955Birthplace: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Emmy Award-winning actor who played the highbrow, intellectual psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on Cheers (1984–93) and now plays the same…
The Question: Who invented the ambulance vehicle? The Answer: Vehicles used to transport soldiers injured during battle date back to 11th century Europe. But…
Agent Orange researcherDied: June 15, 2008Best Known as: plant biologist whose research led to the creation of Agent Orange Deathplace: Hamden, Connecticut…
AstronautBorn: 5/10/1958Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Astronaut Ellen Ochoa first left Earth in July 1991 and became the world's first Hispanic female astronaut. A mission specialist and…
actor, directorBorn: 8/19/1956Birthplace: New York City A television and movie actor who appeared in and directed episodes of the hit television series Northern Exposure (1990–95). He starred in…
1929—1968, American clergyman and civil rights leader
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., prepares to speak to a crowd of 200,000 marchers in Washingtion, DC. Related Links Martin Luther King…
(Encyclopedia) March, Fredric, 1897–1975, American actor, b. Racine, Wis., as Frederick McIntyre Bickel. Equally distinguished on stage and screen, he won Academy Awards for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (…
(Encyclopedia) Goebbels, Joseph (Paul Joseph Goebbels)Goebbels, Josephpoul yōˈzĕf göbˈəls [key], 1897–1945, German National Socialist propagandist. He was kept out of the service in World War I by a…
(Encyclopedia) anti–Vietnam War movement, domestic and international reaction (1965–73) in opposition to U.S. policy during the Vietnam War. During the four years following passage of the Tonkin Gulf…
