HANRAHAN, Robert Paul, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago Heights, Cook County, Ill., February 25, 1934; educated in the public schools; Thornton Community College, Harvey, Ill.,…
country singerBorn: 6/15/1937Birthplace: Littlefield, Texas Grammy Award-winning country music singer who, with Willie Nelson, invented progressive or “outlaw” country music. His recordings…
softball playerDied: February 9, 2007 (Huntsville, Alabama) Best Known as: hard-throwing softball player Hard-throwing softball player who toured the globe for 60…
Godzilla takes on the Russians by Mike Morrison Boston's Joe Thornton rifles a slap shot towards Capitals' goalie Olaf Kolzig from point blank range in the opening round of the playoffs. As…
(John Townes Van Zandt)songwriter, singerBorn: 3/7/1944Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas Van Zandt recorded 15 albums, none of them chart-busting hits, but his influence among other musicians has been…
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818–82, wife of Abraham Lincoln, b. Lexington, Ky. Of a good Kentucky family, she was living with her sister, daughter-in-law of Gov. Ninian Edwards of Illinois,…
(Encyclopedia) Blades, RubénBlades, Rubénr&oomacr;bānˈ bläˈᵺās [key], 1948–, Panamanian singer, songwriter, band leader, and actor. He is a graduate (1972) of the Univ. of Panama law school and…
comedian, actorBorn: 8/31/1972Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia Shortly after graduating from high school, Chris Tucker left his native Atlanta for the comedy clubs of Los Angeles. Soon he was a regular…
(Virginia Patterson Hensley)country musicianBorn: 9/8/1932Birthplace: Winchester, Va. America fell in love with Cline's achy-breaky voice after seeing her perform “Walkin' After Midnight” on Arthur…
