McDADE, Joseph Michael, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., September 29, 1931; attended St. Paulâs School and Scranton Preparatory School;…
SCOBLICK, James Paul, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pa., May 10, 1909; attended the public school and St. Thomas High School, Scranton, Pa.; Fordham…
(Encyclopedia) Snyder, Gary, 1930–, American poet, b. San Francisco. Associated with the beat generation of the 1950s, he lived (1956–68) in Japan, where he trained as a Zen monk. His poetry,…
actressBorn: 12/22/1922 Birthplace: Los Angeles, CADied: 10/16/2010 (Santa Monica, CA) Barbara Billingsley was born Barbara Lillian Combes on Dec. 22, 1915, in…
(Cornell Haynes, Jr.)rap artistBirthplace: Texas Nelly was born in Texas and lived the first three years of his life in Spain, where his father was stationed in the Air Force. The family eventually…
(Encyclopedia) Vincent Ferrer, SaintVincent Ferrer, Saintfĕrˈər [key], 1350?–1419, Spanish Dominican preacher, b. Valencia. He studied at Barcelona, taught at Lleida, and later studied at Toulouse.…
GRAY, Edward Winthrop, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Jersey City, N.J., August 18, 1870; attended the public schools; newspaper reporter in New York City 1894-1896; owner and…
(Encyclopedia) BannockBannockbănˈək [key], Native North Americans who formerly ranged over wide territory of the N Great Plains and into the foothills of the Rocky Mts. They were concentrated in S…
