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Patrick MAGRUDER, Congress, MD (1768-1819)

MAGRUDER, Patrick, a Representative from Maryland; born at “Locust Grove,” near Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., in 1768; attended Princeton College a short time; studied law; was…

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Alvar AaltoIorwith Wilbur AbelSir Patrick AbercrombieHenry Carter AdamsAlexander AgassizHorace Marden AlbrightMaurice AllaisSir Hugh AllanLinda AlvaradoOakes AmesOthmar Hermann AmmannElias Milton…

Will Smith

actor; musicianBorn: 9/25/1968Birthplace: Philadelphia Smith got his start in show business as half of the Grammy Award-winning rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. An auspicious acting…

Rod Steiger

(Rodney Steiger)actorBorn: 4/14/1925Birthplace: Westhampton, New York A heavy-set, compelling actor, Steiger began his career on the stage and broke into movies in the 1950s. He was nominated for…

Mark UDALL, Congress, CO (1950)

Senate Years of Service: 2009-Party: DemocratUDALL, Mark, (son of Morris K. Udall; cousin of Thomas Udall; nephew of Stewart Lee Udall; cousin of Gordon H. Smith), a Senator and a…

Robert Ashton EVERETT, Congress, TN (1915-1969)

EVERETT, Robert Ashton, a Representative from Tennessee; born on a farm near Union City, Obion County, Tenn., February 24, 1915; attended the public schools in Obion County; was graduated from…

Curry, Jabez Lamar Monroe

(Encyclopedia) Curry, Jabez Lamar MonroeCurry, Jabez Lamar Monroejāˈbĕz [key], 1825–1903, American educator, b. Lincoln co., Ga., grad. Univ. of Georgia, 1843. He studied law at Harvard and later…

Chaillé-Long, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Chaillé-Long, CharlesChaillé-Long, Charlesshäyāˈ-lông [key], 1842–1917, American soldier, African explorer, and writer, b. Princess Anne, Md. After serving in the Civil War, he was…

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

(Encyclopedia) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum was designed by Gordon Bunshaft to house 6,000 pieces of the enormous art…