Born: July 16, 1959Football all-time leading scorer in NFL history; had perfect regular season in 1998 (59/59 PAT, 35/35 FG); holds NFL record for consecutive FG made (40); led AFC in scoring 3…
singerBorn: 1897 Legendary contralto Marian Anderson was the first African-American member of New York's Metropolitan Opera. She also made history in 1939, when, after being banned from performing…
SHERMAN, Brad, a Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 24, 1954; attended Mark Kepple High School, Alhambra, Calif., and Corona del Mar High…
CARSON, Brad, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Winslow, Navajo County, Ariz., March 11, 1967; B.A., Baylor University, Waco, Tex.; Rhodes Scholar, M.A., Oxford University, Oxford,…
MILLER, Brad, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Fayetteville, N.C., on May 19, 1953; B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1975; M.S., London School of Economics,…
(Encyclopedia) Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816–94, Confederate general, b. Franklin co., Va., grad. West Point, 1837. After fighting against the Seminole in Florida he resigned from the army (1838),…
(Encyclopedia) Dana, Charles AndersonDana, Charles Andersondāˈnə [key], 1819–97, American newspaper editor, b. Hinsdale, N.H. He was a member of the Brook Farm community for five years. In 1847 he…
(Encyclopedia) Coffin, William Anderson, 1855–1925, American landscape and figure painter and art critic, studied at the Yale School of Fine Arts and under Léon Bonnat in Paris. His landscapes were…
(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Dame Judith, 1898–1992, British actress, b. Adelaide, S. Australia, originally named Frances Margaret Anderson. She made her debut in Sydney in 1915 and by 1924 had become…
