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John Hurt

actorBorn: 1/22/1940Birthplace: Chesterfield, England Oscar-nominated actor whose career spans four decades and more than eighty roles ranging from the classical to the futuristic. Perhaps best…

Miranda Richardson

actressBorn: 3/3/1958Birthplace: Southport, England After beginning her acting career in British theater and TV, Richardson made a striking movie debut in Dance with a Stranger (1985), in which she…

Sundance Kid

(Harry Longabaugh)outlawBorn: 1870Birthplace: Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Famous outlaw and friend of Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid joined with the “Wild Bunch”, a group of bank and train robbers…

La Fayette LANE, Congress, OR (1842-1896)

LANE, La Fayette, (son of Joseph Lane and uncle of Harry Lane), a Representative from Oregon; born near Evansville, Vanderburg County, Ind., November 12, 1842; attended the public schools at…

Jack Thomas BRINKLEY, Congress, GA (1930)

BRINKLEY, Jack Thomas, a Representative from Georgia; born in Faceville, Decatur County, Ga., December 22, 1930; attended the public schools of Faceville, Ga.; graduated from Young Harris…

Jack Milton FIELDS, Jr., Congress, TX (1952)

FIELDS, Jack Milton, Jr., a Representative from Texas; born in Humble, Harris County, Tex., February 3, 1952; graduated from Humble High School, Humble, Tex., 1970; B.A., Baylor University,…

James Whitmore Biography

actorBorn: October 1, 1921Died: February 6, 2009 (Malibu, California, USA) Best Known as: character actor James Whitmore's long career on the stage and screen…

Henry Riggs RATHBONE, Congress, IL (1870-1928)

RATHBONE, Henry Riggs, (grandson of Ira Harris), a Representative from Illinois; born in Washington, D.C., February 12, 1870; was graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., in 1887, from…

The National Security Act of 1947

The Question: What was established first-The Department of Defense or the CIA? The Answer: Both entities were established by the the National…