LIVERNASH, Edward James, (subsequently Edward James de Nivernais), a Representative from California; born in Lower Calveritas, a California mining camp, near San Andreas, February 14, 1866;…
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BURNEY, William Evans, a Representative from Colorado; born in Hubbard, Hill County, Tex., September 11, 1893; attended the public schools in Texas and the University of New Mexico at…
(John Henry Holliday)dentist, gambler, gun fighterBorn: 8/14/1851Birthplace: Griffin, Georgia An educated killer with a gambler's heart and a terminal illness, “Doc” Holliday is one of the best…
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(Encyclopedia) Libeskind, Daniel, 1946–, American architect, b. Łódź, Poland. He moved to the United States in 1959, becoming a citizen in 1965. He has held a number of teaching posts, notably at the…
(Encyclopedia) Alsop, MarinAlsop, Marinôlˈsəp [key], 1956–, American conductor, b. New York City. The daughter of professional musicians, she began playing the piano at two and the violin at five.…
(Encyclopedia) Waters, Muddy, 1915–83, African-American blues singer and guitarist, b. Rolling Fork, Miss., as McKinley Morganfield. As a teenager he began singing and playing traditional country…
TAYLOR, Edward Thomas, a Representative from Colorado; born on a farm near Metamora, Woodford County, Ill., June 19, 1858; attended the common schools of Illinois and Kansas, and was graduated…
architectBorn: 1946Birthplace: Lodz, Poland Born in Poland, Libeskind's family immigrated to Israel when he was 11, and then to New York. He studied music seriously as a teenager, but at age 19…
