(Encyclopedia) Pleasant Hill, residential city (1990 pop. 31,585), Contra Costa co., W Calif.; inc. 1961. First settled in 1844, the area remained rural until the housing boom of World War II.…
(Encyclopedia) Valley Stream, village (1990 pop. 33,946), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, a residential suburb of New York City; inc. 1925. Kennedy International Airport is to the west. Valley…
by Mark Hughes The American public has always been fascinated by first families. We know much about the lives of the presidents and first ladies, but what about the children in the White…
The Question: Who swore in Lyndon Johnson? The Answer: On Nov. 22, 1963, after President Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Vice President Johnson and Jackie…
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of historical biographiesBorn: 1/4/1943Birthplace: Rockville Centre, New York Goodwin has won wide praise for her meticulous, in-depth research and her ability to…
(Encyclopedia) Oswald, Lee Harvey, 1939–63, presumed assassin of John F. Kennedy, b. New Orleans. Oswald spent most of his boyhood in Fort Worth, Tex. Later, he attended a Dallas high school, and…
(Encyclopedia) Fiske, John, 1842–1901, American philosopher and historian, b. Hartford, Conn. Born Edmund Fisk Green, he changed his name in 1855 to John Fisk, adding the final e in 1860. He opened a…
theater producer, fund-raiser for the artsBorn: 3/12/1910Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan Real-estate mogul Stevens became a highly respected Broadway producer, often collaborating with Robert…
LANGEN, Odin Elsford Stanley, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Minn., January 5, 1913; attended the public schools; attended Dunwoody Institute, Minneapolis, Minn., in…
