fashion designerBirthplace: Canton, China Tam's designs can be described as simple but unique. They combine east and west, traditional with modern. Her line of clothing is favored by such…
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Richard Mentor, 1780–1850, Vice President of the United States (1837–41), b. Kentucky, on the site of present Louisville. Admitted (1802) to the bar, he became prominent in…
(Encyclopedia) Levine, David, 1926–2009, American caricaturist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., studied Pratt Institute, Tyler School of Art, Temple Univ., Philadelphia, and Eighth Street School of New York.…
BROWN, Elias, a Representative from Maryland; born near Baltimore, Md., on May 9, 1793; attended the common schools; presidential elector on the ticket of Monroe and Tompkins in 1820 and on…
(Carol Diahann Johnson)singer, actressBorn: 7/17/1935Birthplace: Bronx, New York Stage and film actress who appeared in Carmen Jones (1954) and Porgy and Bess (1957) and was nominated for a Best…
actressBorn: 5/29/1958Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas The Oscar-nominated actress has appeared in numerous successful movies, including Valmont (1989), The American President (1994), Richard III (1995…
actorBorn: 3/20/1950Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Academy Award-winning screen actor who was one of the main leading men of the eighties. Often typecast as a WASP, he is best known for his roles in…
arms manufacturerBorn: 11/30/1810Birthplace: Boston, Mass. The man whose name is most closely associated with producing armaments actually got his start manufacturing clothing to cover men's arms.…
BOULDIN, James Wood, (brother of Thomas Tyler Bouldin), a Representative from Virginia; born in Charlotte County, Va., in 1792; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the…
NELSON, John, (son of Roger Nelson), a Representative from Maryland; born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., June 1, 1791; graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.,…
