(Encyclopedia) Sanders or Sander, Nicholas, 1530–81, English Roman Catholic churchman. He became prominent at Oxford as an ally of Cardinal Pole and had to flee on the accession of Elizabeth I. He…
(Encyclopedia) Vernon, Edward, 1684–1757, British admiral. He entered the navy in 1700 and rose steadily in rank. A member of Parliament from 1722, he opposed the government of Sir Robert Walpole and…
The interesting, odd, and downright crazy names celebrities give their children compiled by Erin Teare Martin Visit the Interactive Baby Name Finder for more popular baby names…
(Encyclopedia) Coolidge, Calvin, 1872–1933, 30th President of the United States (1923–29), b. Plymouth, Vt. John Calvin Coolidge was a graduate of Amherst College and was admitted to the bar in 1897…
U.S. congresswoman, senatorBorn: 1947Birthplace: Augusta, Maine Snowe has been a U.S. senator from Maine since 1995. The daughter of Greek immigrants, Olympia Jean Bouchles earned a B.A. in…
BEALE, Richard Lee Turberville, a Representative from Virginia; born in Hickory Hill, Westmoreland County, Va., May 22, 1819; attended private schools in Westmoreland County, Northumberland…
politicianBorn: July 4, 1951Birthplace: Greenwich, Conn. The eldest child of Ethel and Robert F. Kennedy, and the eldest grandchild of Rose and Joseph Kennedy, Kathleen at first didn't appear to be…
horticulturistBorn: 1860Birthplace: Canton, China Lue Gim Gong emigrated from China to San Francisco as a boy of 12. When he was 16 he moved to Massachusetts, where he took a job in a shoe factory…
JARMAN, John, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Okla., July 17, 1915; attended the public schools of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Westminster Presbyterian College…
THOMAS, David, a Representative from New York; born in Pelham, Mass., June 11, 1762; completed preparatory studies; served as a volunteer in 1777; joined the Fifth Massachusetts Regiment as a…
