(Encyclopedia) strawberry, any plant of the genus Fragaria of the family Rosaceae (rose family), low herbaceous perennials with edible red fruits, native to temperate and mountainous tropical regions…
Born: July 31, 1919Radio-TV former radio voice of NY Yankees and then Boston Red Sox from 1949–66; TV play-by-play man for AFL, NFL and major league baseball; has broadcast World Series, All-Star…
Born: Feb. 2, 1895Football pioneer MVP in 1919 Rose Bowl; player-coach-owner of Chicago Bears from 1920-83; signed Red Grange in 1925; coached Bears for 40 seasons and won 8 NFL titles (1921,32-33,…
actressBorn: 9/14/1933Birthplace: Australia Tony Award-winning stage actress known for her roles in both classical and modern productions. Her Broadway plays include The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie…
actorBorn: 6/20/1933Birthplace: New York, New York A top-notch character actor, he starred as Cher's jilted fiancé in Moonstruck (1987) and as a Brooklyn pizzeria owner in Do the Right Thing (1989…
Romanian statesman and president Born: 1/26/1918Birthplace: Scornicesti, Romania A member of the communist party from age 15, Ceausescu rose through the ranks to become President of the State…
Labor leaderBorn: 8/1/1944Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas Linda Chavez-Thompson, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO since 1995, is the first person of color to hold an executive office of that…
(Encyclopedia) Gaynor, William Jay, 1849–1913, U.S. political leader, mayor of New York City, b. Oneida co., N.Y. He rose to prominence as a civic reformer in Brooklyn and, as justice of the New York…
(Encyclopedia) Pázmány, PeterPázmány, Peterpäzˈmänyə [key], 1570–1637, Hungarian churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Of a Calvinist family, he was converted to Catholicism in 1583,…
actress, producerBorn: 2/18/1950Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee Television and film actress who appeared in several films and then made the move to television. Her films include The Last Picture…
