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Henry Algernon du PONT, Congress, DE (1838-1926)

Senate Years of Service: 1906-1917Party: Republicandu PONT, Henry Algernon, (cousin of Thomas Coleman du Pont), a Senator from Delaware; born at Eleutherean Mills, New Castle County, Del.,…

Pierre Samuel du PONT, IV, Congress, DE (1935)

du PONT, Pierre Samuel, IV, a Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., January 22, 1935; educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., 1948-1952; B.S.E…

Diane Keaton

(Diane Hall)actress, directorBorn: 1/5/1946Birthplace: Santa Ana, California Academy Award-winning actress and director known for her comic roles in Woody Allen films in which she often played…

Ike Turner Biography

musicianDied: Dec. 12, 2007 (San Marcos, California) Best Known as: musician, songwriter, producer, and ex-husband of Tina Turner Turner was an R&B…

Pat Garrett

(Patrick Floyd Garrett)lawmanBorn: 6/5/1850Birthplace: Chambers County, Alabama Western law man famous for killing Billy “The Kid”, Pat Garrett left his family's plantation in Louisiana in 1869 to…

Michelle Pfeiffer

actressBorn: 4/29/1958Birthplace: Santa Ana, California, Having started out in television guest appearances and commercials, Pfeiffer proved she could hold her own opposite heavyweights like Jack…

Spanish literature

(Encyclopedia) Spanish literature, the literature of Spain. The Spanish civil war (1936–39) truncated the cultural evolution of the country. Many writers went into exile. Salinas, Guillén,…