Born: 1911Birthplace: Netherlands Soft shell mushroom shaped heart—Kolff invented the artificial kidney dialysis machine and headed a team which invented and tested an artificial heart. (1985)
director, producerBorn: 4/7/1928Birthplace: New York City Thrice nominated for an Academy Award, Pakula began his career as an assistant in the cartoon department of Warner Bros. His first work as…
actorBorn: 6/9/1961Birthplace: Edmonton, Canada Emmy Award-winning television and film actor who played the conservative teenager of hippie parents on Family Ties (1982–89). His films include the…
actorBorn: 3/7/1940Birthplace: Kenosha, Wisconsin Emmy Award-winning actor best known for his role as Capt. Frank Furillo in Hill Street Blues (1981–87).
hip-hop singerBorn: 1971Birthplace: Bronx, New York Raised in New York's housing projects, her singing talent fueled her interest in music, and she began to do solo performances at her church choir…
Born: Apr. 15, 1875Boxer world heavyweight champion (1899-1905); retired undefeated but came back to fight Jack Johnson in 1910 and lost (KO, 15th). Died: Mar. 3, 1953
Learn all about the mastermind behind Harry Potter More Stuff Harry Potter PlaylistsHarry Potter Banned? Harry Potter Movies! Harry Potter Hangman!About the Author J. K. Rowling…
RYAN, Timothy J., a Representative from Ohio; born in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, on July 16, 1973; graduated from John F. Kennedy High School, Warren, Ohio; B.S., Bowling Green State…
(Encyclopedia) Mooney, Thomas J., 1883–1942, American labor agitator, b. Chicago. He was an active leader in several violent labor struggles in California before 1916 and was convicted as a…
(Encyclopedia) McClatchy, J. D. (Joseph Donald McClatchy, Jr.), 1945–2018, American poet, b. Bryn Mawr, Pa., B.A. Georgetown Univ., 1967, Ph.D. Yale, 1974. His first collection of poems, Scenes from…