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Matthew LYON, Congress, VT (1749-1822)

LYON, Matthew, (father of Chittenden Lyon and great-grandfather of William Peters Hepburn), a Representative from Vermont and from Kentucky; born near Dublin, County Wicklow, Ireland, July 14…

Albert Baird CUMMINS, Congress, IA (1850-1926)

Senate Years of Service: 1908-1926Party: RepublicanCUMMINS, Albert Baird, a Senator from Iowa; born near Carmichaels, Greene County, Pa., February 15, 1850; attended the public schools, and a…

John Foster DULLES, Congress, NY (1888-1959)

Senate Years of Service: 1949-1949Party: RepublicanDULLES, John Foster, a Senator from New York; born in Washington, D.C., February 25, 1888; attended the public schools of Watertown, N.Y.;…

Valerie Brisco-Hooks

Born: July 6, 1960Track & Field won three gold medals at the 1984 Olympics (200 meters, 400 meters and 4x100 relay); first athlete to ever win the 200 and 400 in the same Olympics.

Dick Button

Born: July 18, 1929Figure skater 5-time world champion (1948-52); 2-time Olympic champ (1948,52); Sullivan Award winner (1949); won Emmy Award as Best Analyst for 1980-81 TV season.

Clarence Campbell

Born: July 9, 1905Hockey 3rd NHL president (1946-77), league tripled in size from 6 to 18 teams during his tenure.Died: June 24, 1984

Margaret Smith Court

Born: July 16, 1942Australian tennis player won Grand Slam in both singles (1970) and mixed doubles (1963 with Ken Fletcher); record 24 Grand Slam singles titles—11 Australian, 5 U.S., 5 French and…

James Easton

Born: July 26, 1935Olympics archer and sporting goods manufacturer (Easton softball bats); one of 4 American delegates to the International Olympic Committee; president of International Archery…

Nick Faldo

Born: July 18, 1957British golfer 3-time winner of British Open (1987,90,92) and Masters (1989, 90, 96); 3-time European Golfer of Year (1989-90,92); PGA Player of Year in 1990.