framer of the Constitution, justiceBorn: 1732Birthplace: Williamsburg, Va. Before participating in the Constitutional Convention of 1787, Blair helped draw up Virginia's constitution in 1776. He…
Born: 1908Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin Transistor—Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain shared the 1956 Nobel Prize for Physics for the invention of the transistor. The transistor replaced the vacuum…
Born: 1804Birthplace: Rutland, Vt. Plow—Deere's plow had a cutting part made of steel and a moldboard made of polished wrought iron which proved more effective than implements then in use for…
Born: 1803Birthplace: Vermland, Sweden Propeller—Ericsson's propeller—still the main form of marine propulsion 150 years later—replaced the inefficient and vulnerable steam-driven oars and…
journalist, television news anchorBorn: 7/14/1927Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Award-winning journalist whose assignments included the 1957 desegregation of Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas…
(Reginald Dwight)musician, singer, songwriterBorn: 3/25/1947Birthplace: Pinner, Middlesex, England Rock and roll musician known most recently for his work with AIDS charities and his friendship…
former government official, authorBorn: 3/20/1925Birthplace: Tacoma, Wash. President Nixon's domestic affairs advisor (1969–73) who was one of several White House officials imprisoned for…
director, actor, screenwriter, producerBorn: 12/9/1929Birthplace: New York City As an actor he starred in a number of successful movies including The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Rosemary's Baby (1968…
actorBorn: 2/28/1957Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York After making his film debut in Raging Bull (1980), Turturro attended Yale University's graduate drama program and acted on stage in New York City…
(John Joseph Gotti Jr., “Teflon Don”)mobsterBorn: 10/27/1940Birthplace: Bronx, New York Current head of the Gambino crime family in New York City, John Gotti is best known as the “Teflon Don” who…
