television personalityBorn: 9/28/1901Birthplace: New York City Television personality known for his monotone voice, wooden mannerisms, and ability to recognize America's tastes and fads. He hosted…
Born: 1950Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. Microcomputer with bus control means for peripheral devices—The work of these IBM scientists is what allows IBM and IBM-compatible computer components to…
Facts About GovernorsHow many governors have become President? by Ann-Marie Imbornoni RELATED LINKS Candidates for Governor, 2000Governors of the 50 StatesElectoral College…
actressBorn: 6/28/1948Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee Academy Award-winning film, stage and television character actress whose films include Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (…
(Encyclopedia) Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809–94, American author and physician, b. Cambridge, Mass., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1829; M.D., 1836); father of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. He began his medical…
(Encyclopedia) Pike, James Albert, 1913–69, American Episcopal bishop, b. Oklahoma City. A lawyer who had been raised as a Roman Catholic, he served (1943–45) in the U.S. navy and then studied for…
(Joseph Levitch)comedian, actor, writer, directorBorn: 3/16/1926Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Comedian, actor, writer and director whose rubber-faced, often juvenile, characters earned him a…
merchantBorn: 7/11/1838Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. Later known for his upscale boutique clothing store, John Wanamaker & Company, he got his start at Oak Hall, a men's clothing store he co-…
