(Encyclopedia) Mottelson, Benjamin Roy, 1926–, Danish physicist, b. Chicago, Ph.D. Harvard, 1950. Raised and educated in the United States, he moved to Denmark, where he began work as a nuclear…
(Encyclopedia) Lynch, John Roy, 1847–1939, African-American politician, b. near Vidala, La. Born a slave, he became active in the Republican party after the Civil War in Natchez, Miss., and served (…
(Encyclopedia) Blunt, Roy Dean, 1950–, U.S. politician, b. Niangua, Mo., grad. Southwest Baptist Univ. (B.A. 1970), Southwest Missouri State Univ. (M.A. 1972). A Missouri county clerk and elections…
art collectorBorn: 1877 Clark and his wife, Francine Clary Clark, became well-known collectors of Old Masters and 19th century paintings. As heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune (his…
novelistBorn: 12/24/1931Birthplace: New York City A writer of short stories and radio scripts, she later turned to writing suspense novels with Where Are the Children (1975). It became a best-…
Born: 8/10/1874Birthplace: West Branch, Iowa Herbert Clark Hoover was born at West Branch, Iowa, on Aug. 10, 1874, the first president to be born west of the Mississippi. A Stanford graduate, he…
film directorDied: April 4, 2007 (Los Angeles, California) Best Known as: director of the film "A Christmas Story" Hollywood director best known for his 1983 film…
The expedition that uncovered the American West Related Links Lewis and Clark's Expedition QuizLewis Clark ExpeditionLouisiana Purchase TreatyThe Journals of Lewis and ClarkLouisiana…
Senate Years of Service: 2011-Party: RepublicanBLUNT, Roy, a Senator and a Representative from Missouri; born in Niangua, Webster County, Mo., January 10, 1950; graduated Southwest Baptist…
