Senate Years of Service: 1916-1926Party: RepublicanFERNALD, Bert Manfred, a Senator from Maine; born in West Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine, April 3, 1858; attended the public schools,…
ALBERT, Carl Bert, (cousin of Charles Wesley Vursell), a Representative from Oklahoma; born in North McAlester, Pittsburg County, Okla., May 10, 1908; graduated from McAlester High School,…
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1949Party: DemocratMILLER, Bert Henry, a Senator from Idaho; born in St. George, Washington County, Utah, December 15, 1879; graduated from Brigham Young…
Born: Oct. 17, 1969Golfer sweet swinging South African; 1994 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year and European Golfer of the Year; 2-time U.S. Open winner (1994,97); won 3rd major in 2002 British Open…
Born: June 11, 1903Football FB earned 11 letters in four sports at Stanford; played pro football, baseball and basketball; scored 40 points for Chicago Cardinals in one NFL game (1929).Died: May 3…
Born: Dec. 14, 1939Football star running back at Syracuse University; first Black player to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961; drafted by the Washington Redskins and traded to Cleveland but died the…
Born: Feb. 25, 1895Football team owner and 2nd NFL commissioner (1946-59); proposed college draft in 1935 and instituted TV blackout rule.Died: Oct. 11, 1959
(Encyclopedia) Henson, Jim (James Maury Henson), 1936–90, American puppeteer, creator of the Muppets, b. Greenville, Miss., grad. Univ. of Maryland (A.B., 1960). In 1954 he got his first job as a…
(Encyclopedia) O'Neil, Buck (John Jordan O'Neil), 1911–2006, African-American baseball player and coach, b. Carrabelle, Fla. One of the stars of the Negro leagues, he began playing semipro baseball…
