DAVIS, Susan A., a Representative from California; born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., April 13, 1944; B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1965; M.S. W., University of North…
TAYLOR, Alfred Alexander, (son of Nathaniel Green Taylor and brother of Robert Love Taylor), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Happy Valley, Carter County, Tenn., August 6, 1848;…
American Music TimelinePart V: 1930-1960 by David Johnson 1932 1936 1944 1948 1954 1959 Next: 1960s 1932 Blues pianist Thomas A. Dorsey, "father of gospel music," writes song "…
(Encyclopedia) universals, in philosophy, term applied to general or abstract objects such as concepts, qualities, relations, and numbers, as opposed to particular objects. The exact nature of a…
(Encyclopedia) Sessions, Roger, 1896–1985, American composer and teacher, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Sessions was a pupil of Horatio Parker at Yale and of Ernest Bloch. He taught (1917–21) at Smith, leaving…
(William Patrick Muldoon, III)actor, modelBorn: 9/27/1969Birthplace: San Pedro, California Posing for the “Men of USC” calendar during the late 1980s prompted Patrick Muldoon to begin modeling.…
AIDS researcher Born: 11/3/1952 Birthplace: Taichung, Taiwan When David Ho was three years old his father traveled to America in search of a better life for his family. He was away for nine years…
rock group Close friends and family make for close harmonies in this a cappella group named for an Orlando, Florida fleamarket. Their album, Backstreet Boys (1996) made a splash overseas a full two…
(Encyclopedia) Hopkins, Mark, 1802–87, American educator, b. Stockbridge, Mass., grad. Williams, 1824, and Berkshire Medical School, 1829. After a few months of medical practice he returned (1830) to…
