senator from CaliforniaBorn: 1940Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y. Boxer was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1993, after serving 10 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. A liberal democrat, she is…
writerBorn: February 12, 1963Birthplace: Columbus, OhioBest Known as: an award-winning author of young adult fiction Jacqueline Woodson is an award-winning author of…
WEINER, Anthony D., a Representative from New York; born in New York City, N.Y., September 4, 1964; graduated from Brooklyn Tech High School, Brooklyn, N.Y.; B.A., State University of New York…
WILLETT, William Forte, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., November 27, 1869; attended the public schools of his native city and was graduated from the law department…
LINDSAY, George Henry, (father of George Washington Lindsay), a Representative from New York; born in New York City January 7, 1837; moved with his parents to Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1843; attended…
CARNEY, William, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 1, 1942; received preliminary education at St. Catherine of Genoa, Brooklyn, N.Y.; graduated from…
actressBorn: 7/29/1905Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York As the quintessential flapper, she defined the 1920s. Her hairstyle, her clothes, her flamboyant sex life, and her cupid-bow mouth all…
OâBRIEN, James Henry, a Representative from New York; born in Jamaica, Long Island, N.Y., July 15, 1860; attended the public schools and was graduated from Browneâs Business College,…
HUMPHREY, James, a Representative from New York; born in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn., on October 9, 1811; pursued classical studies; was graduated from Amherst (Mass.) College in 1831;…
BAKER, Robert, a Representative from New York; born at Bury St. Edmunds, England, in April 1862; attended the common schools; immigrated to the United States in 1882 and settled in Albany, N.Y…
