actressBorn: May 13, 1922Died: April 25, 2009 (California, USA) Best Known as: actress Though she was successful on stage and in films, Bea Arthur was best…
George W. Bush's first secretary for Housing and Urban Development Born: 10/23/1946Birthplace: Sagua La Grande, Cuba Cuban-born Martinez came to the United States in 1962, as a participant in an…
actorBorn: 5/30/1953Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Television, stage, and film actor who began his career on British television after several years on the stage. He became a recurring character on…
(Encyclopedia) Grateful Dead, The, American rock music group formed in 1965 by guitarists Jerry Garcia, 1942–95, and Bob Weir, 1947–, harmonica player Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, 1945–73, bassist Phil…
(Encyclopedia) Glaser, Milton, 1929–2020, widely considered America's preeminent graphic designer of the last half of the 20th cent., b. New York City. After graduating (1951) from New York's Cooper…
(Encyclopedia) Pennebaker, D. A. (Donn Alan Pennebaker), 1925–2019, pioneering documentary filmmaker, b. Evanston, Ill. His first film, Daybreak Express (1958), is a five-minute short detailing New…
In most cases, before making an arrest a police officer must read this list of rights to the suspect. It is called the Miranda warning because of the 1966 Supreme Court decision, Miranda v.…
BRATTON, Robert Franklin, a Representative from Maryland; born in Barren Creek Springs, Somerset (now Wicomico) County, Md., May 13, 1845; was graduated from Washington College, Chestertown,…
JENIFER, Daniel, (nephew of Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer), a Representative from Maryland; born in Charles County, Md., April 15, 1791; completed preparatory studies; studied law; served in…
MUMMA, Walter Mann, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Steelton, Dauphin County, Pa., November 20, 1890; attended the public schools of Steelton; graduated from Pennsylvania State…
