(Encyclopedia) McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.McEnroe, John Patrick, Jr.măkˈənrōˌ [key], 1959–, American tennis player, b. Weisbaden, West Germany. He grew up in Douglaston, Queens, N.Y. After winning the…
(Encyclopedia) Tate, Allen (John Orley Allen Tate), 1899–1979, American poet and critic, b. Winchester, Ky., grad. Vanderbilt Univ., 1922. He was one of the founders and editors of the Fugitive (1922…
(Encyclopedia) Treitschke, Heinrich vonTreitschke, Heinrich vonhīnˈrĭkh fən trīchˈkə [key], 1834–96, German historian. A fervid partisan of Prussia, he left Baden at the outbreak of the Austro-…
(Encyclopedia) Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie Parker, 1910–34, b. Rowena, Tex., and Clyde Barrow, 1909–34, b. Tellice, Tex., notorious American criminals during the Great Depression. Joining forces in 1932…
(Carole Penelope Masciarelli)director, actressBorn: 10/15/1942Birthplace: Bronx, New York Born into a showbiz family, the younger sister of TV producer Garry Marshall landed her first major TV role…
Susannahsurvivor of the AlamoBorn: circa 1814Birthplace: possibly Williamson County, Tenn. Dickinson grew up poor and illiterate. When she was 15, she married Almaron Dickinson, a blacksmith. The…
The Sierra Club selected the top ten most environmentally friendly colleges and universities in the country. Results are based on clean-energy purchases, green-building policies,…
Senate Years of Service: 1841-1845Party: WhigBATES, Isaac Chapman, a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Granville, Mass., January 23, 1779; tutored privately; graduated…
