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Sissy Spacek

(Mary Elizabeth Spacek)actressBorn: 12/25/1949Birthplace: Quitman, Texas Spacek was a major star of the 1980s. Though her freckled face and Texas accent are atypical of most Hollywood divas, sheer…

Alfred A. Knopf

book publisherBorn: 9/12/1892Birthplace: New York City A premier book publisher who paid as much attention to the typestyle and materials of the books he published as to the quality of the…

Nancy Lee JOHNSON, Congress, CT (1935)

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…

John BRISBIN, Congress, PA (1818-1880)

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…

America's Most Endangered Places 2002

Eleven historic sites in danger of being lost forever In a report released in early June 2002, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (www.nationaltrust.org ) listed 11 historic sites across…

John Edwards

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…

Leo Elwood ALLEN, Congress, IL (1898-1973)

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…

John DE HART, Congress, NJ (1728-1795)

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…

Matthew John RINALDO, Congress, NJ (1931-2008)

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…

Cate Blanchett

actressBorn: 5/14/1969Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia Born to a Texan father and an Australian mother, the Blanchett was 10 years old when her father died. A student of economics and fine arts at…