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Scott WIKE, Congress, IL (1834-1901)

WIKE, Scott, a Representative from Illinois; born in Meadville, Pa., April 6, 1834; moved with his parents to Quincy, Ill., in 1838 and to Pike County in 1844; was graduated from Lombard…

Durward Gorham HALL, Congress, MO (1910-2001)

HALL, Durward Gorham, a Representative from Missouri; born in Cassville, Barry County, Mo., September 14, 1910; graduated from Greenwood High School at Southwest Missouri State University,…

Martin D. HARDIN, Congress, KY (1780-1823)

Senate Years of Service: 1816-1817Party: FederalistHARDIN, Martin D., (cousin of Benjamin Hardin and father of John J. Hardin), a Senator from Kentucky; born along the Monongahela River,…

The Simpsons: Notable Celebrity Cameos

Famous people who've joined The Simpsons by Chris Warner The Simpsons currently holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Celebrities Featured in an Animation series." Season One–1989…

Thorne, Kip Stephen

(Encyclopedia) Thorne, Kip Stephen, 1940–, American theoretical physicist, b. Logan, Utah. Ph.D. Princeton, 1965. Thorne has been a professor (emeritus from 2009) at the California Institute of…

Lowell Palmer WEICKER, Jr., Congress, CT (1931)

Senate Years of Service: 1971-1989Party: RepublicanWEICKER, Lowell Palmer, Jr., a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Paris, France, to American parents, on May 16, 1931;…

James Claude WRIGHT, Jr., Congress, TX (1922)

WRIGHT, James Claude, Jr., a Representative from Texas; born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., December 22, 1922; attended the public schools of Fort Worth and Dallas, Tex.; student at…

Black Football Players

Notable African-American Football Players Jerry Rice   Browse more African-American biographies by category…

Black Baseball Players

  Notable African-American Baseball Players   Satchel Paige   Browse more African-American biographies by…