Born: Nov. 9, 1917Dominant distance swimmer of 1950s set English Channel records from France to England (1950) and England to France (1951 and '55).Died: Mar. 15, 1995
actress, singerBorn: 2/14/1934Birthplace: Dale, Indiana Perky and petite actress known best for anchoring the The Brady Bunch (1969–74). Born one of ten children to a poor tobacco farmer, she was…
Born: Dec. 21, 1959Track & Field set world records in 100 and 200 meters in 1988; won 3 gold medals at '88 Olympics (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay); Sullivan Award winner (1988); retired in 1989;…
(Encyclopedia) Nightingale, Florence, 1820–1910, English nurse, the founder of modern nursing, b. Florence, Italy. Her life was dedicated to the care of the sick and war wounded and to the promotion…
(Encyclopedia) Kelley, Florence, 1859–1932, American social worker and reformer, b. Philadelphia, grad. Cornell, 1882, and Northwestern Univ. law school, 1894. Married in 1884 to a Polish doctor,…
PUGH, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pa., June 2, 1761; attended the common schools; served in the Revolutionary Army as a private, ensign,…
(Encyclopedia) Chadwick, Florence May, 1918–95, American distance swimmer, b. San Diego, Calif. She began swimming at the age of six, and four years later she swam the San Diego Bay Channel, the…
FLORENCE, Elias, a Representative from Ohio; born in Fauquier County, Va., February 15, 1797; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to Ohio and settled in…
