Born: April 28, 1928Birthplace: Alexandria, Va.Basketball forward On Oct. 30, 1950, Earl Lloyd became the first African-American to play in a National Basketball Association game. As a member of the…
Born: 1894 Food Preservatives. Hall made great strides in keeping food fresh and making it more flavorful. He created food preservatives, meat-curing products, seasonings, emulsions, bakery…
actorBorn: 10/22/1938Birthplace: Stamford, Connecticut Emmy Award-winning television and film actor known for his roles as eccentric, spaced-out characters. He played former flower child “Reverend…
(Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Jr.)actorBorn: 1/15/1913Birthplace: San Leandro, California Mostly a supporting actor, he appeared mainly in westerns and action movies as well as a couple of spoof-type…
(Encyclopedia) Levi, Edward HirschLevi, Edward Hirschlĕvˈē, lēˈvē [key], 1911–2000, American lawyer, legal educator, and public official, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of Chicago and Yale Univ. law school…
(Encyclopedia) Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796–1862, British colonial statesman. He was attached to the British embassies in Turin (1814–16) and Paris (1820–26), but in 1826 was convicted of an…
(Encyclopedia) Rubin, Robert EdwardRubin, Robert Edwardr&oomacr;ˈbĭn [key], 1938–, U.S. business executive and government official, b. New York City. A graduate of Harvard, he attended the London…
BURDICK, Usher Lloyd, (father of Quentin N. Burdick, father-in-law of Jocelyn B. Burdick, and father-in-law of Robert W. Levering), a Representative from North Dakota; born in Owatonna, Steele…
chemistBorn: 6/20/1894Birthplace: Elgin, Ill. Lloyd Augustus Hall's work in chemistry revolutionized the meatpacking industry. Before accepting a position as chief chemist and director of research…
