musicianBorn: 2/25/1943Birthplace: Liverpool, England Guitarist and songwriter sometimes referred to as “the quiet Beatle,” but nonetheless a key element in the group's success and a major rock and…
actorBorn: 8/16/30Died: 3/24/2010 (Hollywood Hills, Calif.) Best Known as: actor who played Kelly Robinson in I Spy Veteran actor Robert Culp found fame in…
Senate Years of Service: 1831-1836Party: Jacksonian; DemocratHILL, Isaac, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in West Cambridge, near Arlington, Mass., on April 6, 1789; attended the common…
Senate Years of Service: 1853-1859Party: DemocratSTUART, Charles Edward, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born near Waterloo, Columbia County, N.Y., November 25, 1810; studied law…
The Question: What is a Rhodes Scholar? Who was Rhodes? The Answer: A Rhodes scholar is someone who has been awarded a Rhodes scholarship. The world's oldest…
SIKES, Robert Lee Fulton, a Representative from Florida; born in Isabella, near Sylvester, Worth County, Ga., June 3, 1906; attended the public schools; B.S., University of Georgia, Athens, Ga…
actressBorn: 6/4/1975Birthplace: Los Angeles The Academy Award-winning actress made her film debut in 1993's Cyborg 2 and struggled for several years, appearing in a string of forgettable movies…
(Encyclopedia) McPhee, John Angus, 1931–, American journalist and nonfiction writer, b. Princeton, N.J., A.B. Princeton, 1953. He was an editor at Time magazine (1957–64) before becoming (1965) a…
(Encyclopedia) Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, 1815–81, English clergyman and author. As a student at Rugby he was influenced by the liberal views of Thomas Arnold. In 1838 he was elected a fellow of…
