softball playerDied: February 9, 2007 (Huntsville, Alabama) Best Known as: hard-throwing softball player Hard-throwing softball player who toured the globe for 60…
actor, writer, directorBorn: 3/20/1922Birthplace: Bronx, New York Emmy Award-winning actor, writer and director considered one of television's most creative minds. His credits include Caesar's Hour…
theater criticBorn: 7/8/1913Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois The Pulitzer Prize-winner got his start as a critic in 1949 when he joined Commonweal, a Roman Catholic weekly. From there he joined the…
actressBorn: 4/4/1950Birthplace: Birmingham, Michigan From 1995–1999 Christine Lahti stirred hearts as the tough and accomplished cardiologist Dr. Kate Austin on the drama series Chicago Hope—a…
HOCHBRUECKNER, George Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in Queens, N.Y., September 20, 1938; attended State University of New York, Stony Brook; Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y…
NOEM, Kristi, a Representative from South Dakota; born in Watertown, S. Dak., November 30, 1971; graduated from Hamlin High School, Hayti, S. Dak., 1990; attended Mount Marty College, Yankton…
(Encyclopedia) subtreasury. After President Andrew Jackson vetoed (July 10, 1832) the bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States, the deposits were removed and placed in state banks that…
(Encyclopedia) Saye and Sele, William Fiennes, 1st ViscountSaye and Sele, William Fiennes, 1st Viscountfīnz, sāˈənsēl [key], 1582–1662, English politician and promoter of colonization in America. He…
