WILSON, James Clifton, a Representative from Texas; born in Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County, Tex., June 21, 1874; attended the public schools and Weatherford (Tex.) College; was graduated from…
ROBERTSON, Charles Raymond, a Representative from North Dakota; born on a farm near Madison, Wis., on September 5, 1889; assisted his father on a grain and stock farm in Columbia County, Wis…
Senate Years of Service: 1810-1813Party: FederalistCUTTS, Charles, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Portsmouth, N.H., January 31, 1769; graduated from Harvard University in 1789; studied…
(Encyclopedia) Mingus, CharlesMingus, Charlesmĭngˈgəs [key], 1922–79, American jazz musician, b. Nogales, Ariz. Mingus was a bassist, pianist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist. He was one of the…
actor, writer, directorBorn: 3/20/1922Birthplace: Bronx, New York Emmy Award-winning actor, writer and director considered one of television's most creative minds. His credits include Caesar's Hour…
rock group While possessing a reputation for their off-stage antics, Oasis was the first British group to break into the American post-grunge era with the album Definitely Maybe (1994) under the…
(Theodore Scott Glenn)actorBorn: 1/26/1942Birthplace: Pittsburgh Severe looking actor who started on the stage in 1965 and appeared in The Edge of Night (1968) before his film debut in The Baby…
(Phoebe Katz)actressBorn: 7/16/1963Birthplace: New York City Originally a top teen model, she later moved into feature films aimed at teenage audiences, including Paradise (1982), Fast Times at…
Tracing the origin of your family name, you may be able to find out not only who your ancestors were but also what they were. In 12th-century England, when family names began to be used, people…
ROBESON, George Maxwell, (nephew of George Clifford Maxwell), a Representative from New Jersey; born at Oxford Furnace, near Belvidere, Warren County, N.J., March 16, 1829; pursued an academic…
