musician, actorBorn: 6/26/1956Birthplace: Stockton, California Although he bristles at being labeled a “retro” act, Chris Isaak's mournful, melancholy ballads, full of ache and lost love, suggest…
GOODLING, William Franklin, (son of George Atlee Goodling), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Loganville, York County, Pa., December 5, 1927; graduated from William Penn High School…
BURWELL, William Armisted, a Representative from Virginia; born near Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Va., on March 15, 1780; was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va…
Senate Years of Service: 2005-2009Party: RepublicanMARTINEZ, Melquiades R. (Mel), a Senator from Florida; born in Sagua La Grande, Cuba, on October 23, 1946; immigrated to the United States in…
ROS-LEHTINEN, Ileana, a Representative from Florida; born Ileana Ros in Havana, Cuba, July 15, 1952; A.A., Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Fla., 1972; B.A., Florida International…
HAND, Edward, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Clyduff, County Kings, Ireland, December 31, 1744; accompanied the Eighteenth Royal Irish Regiment to the United States as surgeonâs mate…
Introduction flag, piece of cloth, usually bunting or similar light material, plain, colored, or bearing a device, varying in size and shape, but often oblong or square, used as an ensign,…
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by Mark Hughes In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to venture beyond Earth's atmosphere. Since his journey, about 450 people—astronauts, civilians, and "space tourists…
HOWARD, James John, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Irvington, Essex County, N.J., July 24, 1927; graduated from St. Rose School, Belmar, N.J., in 1941, Asbury Park (N.J.) High…
