HENRY, Robert Lee, (great-great-great-grandson of Patrick Henry [1736-1799]), a Representative from Texas; born in Linden, Cass County, Tex., May 12, 1864; attended the common schools; moved…
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1950Party: DemocratWITHERS, Garrett Lee, a Senator and a Representative from Kentucky; born on a farm in Webster County, near Clay, Ky., June 21, 1884; student of…
FRENCH, Burton Lee, a Representative from Idaho; born near Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., August 1, 1875; moved with his parents to Kearney, Nebr., in 1880, and thence to Idaho in 1882;…
Senate Years of Service: 1954-1976Party: RepublicanHRUSKA, Roman Lee, a Representative and a Senator from Nebraska; born in David City, Butler County, Nebr., August 16, 1904; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1962-1967Party: RepublicanSIMPSON, Milward Lee, (father of Alan Kooi Simpson), a Senator from Wyoming; born in Jackson, Teton County, Wyo., November 12, 1897; attended…
Born: July 9, 1971Billiards known as “The Black Widow”; won the 1994 Women's Professional Billiards Assoc. (WPBA) National Championship and vaulted to the No. 1 women's player in the world; voted…
Born: Aug. 1, 1920Diving won Olympic gold medals for U.S. in the platform diving event in 1948 and 1952, the first male diver in history to win 2 golds in that event; Sullivan Award winner (1953);…
Born: Oct. 25, 1917Baseball AL president (1974-83); president of owners' Player Relations Committee (1984-85); also GM of Baltimore (1959-65) and NY Yankees (1967-74); son of Larry and father of…