(Encyclopedia) Peebles, Phillip James Edwin, 1935–, Canadian-American astrophysicist and cosmologist, b. Winnipeg, Man., Ph.D. Princeton, 1962. He spent his entire career as a researcher at Princeton…
chemistBorn: 1912Birthplace: San Antonio, Tex. In addition to being a student leader at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where he earned a B.A. in 1936 and an M.S. in 1937,…
generalBorn: 2/11/1920Birthplace: Pensacola, Florida James joined the segregated United States Army Air Corp while attending Tuskegee Institute. He was made a second lieutenant during World War II…
Born: July 23, 1874Horse racing trained horses that won over 2,275 races, including 2 Triple Crown winners— Gallant Fox in 1930 and Omaha in '35.Died: Mar. 11, 1966
actorBorn: 3/8/1977Birthplace: Cheshire, Connecticut Van Der Beek became instantly famous playing the sensitive Dawson Leery on the TV series Dawson's Creek (1998– ), a megahit among teens for its…
Born: May 17, 1903Baseball member of the Negro Leagues; widely considered the fastest player ever to play baseball; also coached for the Kansas City Monarchs, teaching such players as Jackie…
Born: 10/1/1924Birthplace: Plains, Ga. James Earl Carter, Jr., was born in the tiny village of Plains, Ga., Oct. 1, 1924, and grew up on the family farm at nearby Archery. Both parents were fifth-…
writer and punk rockerBorn: August 1, 1949Died: September 11, 2009 (New York, USA) Best Known as: Punk rocker, poet, and author of "The Basketball Diaries" Born…
(Encyclopedia) iridiumiridiumĭrĭdˈēəm [key], metallic chemical element; symbol Ir; at. no. 77; at. wt. 192.217; m.p. about 2,410℃; b.p. about 4,130℃; sp. gr. 22.55 at 20℃; valence +3 or +4. Iridium…
BLAIR, James, a Representative from South Carolina; born in the Waxhaw settlement, Lancaster County, S.C., about 1790; engaged in planting; sheriff of Lancaster District; elected as a…
