jazz singerBorn: 4/25/1917Birthplace: Newport News, Virginia Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, called “the first lady of song,” who blessed thousands of listeners with her unmistakable voice.…
(Encyclopedia) Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917–96, American jazz singer, b. Newport News, Va. Probably the most celebrated jazz vocalist of her generation, Fitzgerald was reared in Yonkers, N.Y., moving after…
(Encyclopedia) FitzGerald, Edward, 1809–83, English man of letters. A dilettante and scholar, FitzGerald spent most of his life living in seclusion in Suffolk. His masterpiece, a translation of The…
president's motherBorn: July 22, 1890Birthplace: Boston, Mass. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy was the oldest of six children born to Josephine Hannon and John “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald, a colorful and…
John F. Kennedy was assassinated more than a half century ago. Take a look back at his life, legacy, and family. John Fitzgerald Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy BiographyEncyclopedia:…
(Encyclopedia) Fitzgerald, Maurice, d. 1176, Anglo-Norman soldier. He was the son of Gerald, steward of Pembroke castle, and Nesta, daughter of the prince of South Wales. Fitzgerald crossed to…
Born: 5/29/1917Birthplace: Brookline, Mass. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass., on May 29, 1917. His father, Joseph P. Kennedy, was ambassador to Great Britain from 1937 to 1940.…