president, actor, sportscasterBorn: 2/6/1911Birthplace: Tampico, Illinois The 40th President of the United States was a sportscaster and actor who appeared in 53 films before turning to politics.…
KITCHIN, Claude, (son of William Hodges Kitchin, brother of William Walton Kitchin, and uncle of A. Paul Kitchin), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Scotland Neck, Halifax County…
(Encyclopedia) Dumba, Konstantin TheodorDumba, Konstantin Theodorkônstäntēnˈ tāˈōdôr d&oobreve;mˈbä [key], 1856–1947, Austro-Hungarian diplomat. As ambassador (1913–15) to the United States, he…
LUMPKIN, John Henry, (nephew of Wilson Lumpkin), a Representative from Georgia; born in Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga., June 13, 1812; attended rural schools and Franklin College (now the…
KIRKPATRICK, Snyder Solomon, a Representative from Kansas; born near Mulkey, Franklin County, Ill., February 21, 1848; attended the common schools; during the Civil War served in the One…
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(Encyclopedia) Grayson, Cary Travers, 1878–1938, American naval officer and surgeon, b. Culpeper co., Va. As a physician he entered (1903) the U.S. navy, was graduated (1904) from the navy medical…
actressBorn: 8/16/1958Birthplace: New York City This Yale-educated actress starred in August Wilson plays on Broadway before making her move to films with leading roles in Boyz in the Hood (1991)…
Spotlight on the Stanley Cup: Coaching Detroit Scotty Bowman could have never decided to coach in Detroit five years ago and he would right now be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. But he did, and…
(Encyclopedia) Mayo, Henry Thomas, 1856–1937, American naval officer, b. Burlington, Vt. In 1913 he became commander of the Atlantic Fleet. At Tampico in 1914 he precipitated an international…
