JOHNSON, Nancy Lee, a Representative from Connecticut; born Nancy Elizabeth Lee in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 5, 1935; graduated from elementary and secondary classes of the…
BRISBIN, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Sherburne, Chenango County, N.Y., July 13, 1818; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in…
(Encyclopedia) Drake, Sir Francis, 1540?–1596, English navigator and admiral, first Englishman to circumnavigate the world (1577–80).
In 1585, Drake commanded a fleet that sacked Vigo in Spain and…
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Independents' Daze Though respectably reviewed, Winfrey's cinematic endeavors were anything but Beloved by theatergoers. Speaking of talk show audiences, that substantial demographic didn't help…
U.S. Senator (D-North Carolina)Born: June 10, 1953Birthplace: Seneca, S.C. A Democratic senator from North Carolina since 1999, Edwards made an unsuccesesful bid for the 2004 Democratic…
ALLEN, Leo Elwood, a Representative from Illinois; born in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess County, Ill., October 5, 1898; attended the public schools; during the First World War served as a sergeant in…
DE HART, John, a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J., in 1728; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; was made a…
RINALDO, Matthew John, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., September 1, 1931; B.S., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., 1953; M.B.A., Seton Hall…
