(Encyclopedia) Richards, Dickinson Woodruff, Jr., 1895–1973, American physician and physiologist, b. Orange, N.J., grad. Yale, 1917, M.D. Columbia, 1923. He joined the staff of the College of…
LUJÁN, Manuel, Jr., a Representative from New Mexico; born on a small farm near the Indian Pueblo of San Ildefonso, N.Mex., May 12, 1928; attended grade school and junior high of Our Lady of…
(Encyclopedia) Martin, Paul Edgar Philippe, Jr., 1938–, Canadian politician, prime minister (2003–6) of Canada, b. Windsor, Ont. The scion of a politically active family (his father served in…
engineer, inventorBorn: 1898Birthplace: Nashville, Tenn. David Crosthwait held numerous patents relating to heat transfer, ventilation, and air conditioning, the areas in which he was considered…
record company founder and executiveBorn: 11/28/1929Birthplace: Detroit Gordy pursued a career as a boxer and served in the U.S. Army before returning to Detroit where he opened his own record…
religious leaderBorn: 1780Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey Williams grew up to become active in the Methodist Church. In 1818, with the blessings of prominent white Methodist minister Thomas…
Born: Nov. 8, 1942Jockey retired third on all-time list with 7,057 wins in 38,646 starts; won Kentucky Derby 3 times (1974,76,85), Preakness twice and Belmont once; 2-time Eclipse Award winner (…
Douglas Elton Ulman FairbanksactorBorn: 12/9/1909Birthplace: New York City Son of actor Douglas Fairbanks, he began acting as a teenager and later starred in a number of swashbuckling adventures…
