(Encyclopedia) Armstrong, Neil Alden, 1930–2012, American astronaut, b. Wapakoneta, Ohio, grad. Purdue Univ. (B.S., 1955), Univ. of Southern California (M.S., 1970). A U.S. Navy fighter pilot during…
writer and scholarBorn: June 16, 1937Died: January 9, 2010 (London, England) Best Known as: author of Love Story Segal is best known for writing Love Story, a…
Pop singer Rod Stewart has been making hit records since the 1970s, including "Maggie May," "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)," "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" and "All For Love." A London native who…
American Indian activistBorn: 1952Birthplace: Camp Lejeune, N.C. The daughter of a military officer, Bell moved frequently as a child. However, as a member of the Mashantucket Pequot Indian tribe,…
poetBorn: 5/9/1921Birthplace: Waterloo, Iowa Pulitzer Prize–winning poet whose poetry looks at the everyday lives of common people with an ironic sense of wit. She uses formal structure in her…
composer, singer, actorBorn: 6/22/1936Birthplace: Brownsville, Texas A former Rhodes Scholar and tenure-track professor at West Point, this unlikely hipster began making history in the 1970s by…
ATKINS, Chester Greenough, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Geneva, Switzerland, April 14, 1948; was graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School, Concord, Mass., in 1966 and…
BENISHEK, Dan, a Representative from Michigan; born in Iron River, Iron County, Mich., April 20, 1952; graduated from West Iron County High School, Iron River, Mich., 1970; B.S., University of…
GRANDY, Frederick Lawrence, a Representative from Iowa; born in Sioux City, Iowa, June 29, 1948; attended public schools; graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, 1966; graduated from Harvard…
