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Michael Joseph HOGAN, Congress, NY (1871-1940)

HOGAN, Michael Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in New York City, April 22, 1871; attended the parochial and public schools; member of the Thirteenth Regiment, New York National…

Stephen Tyng HOPKINS, Congress, NY (1849-1892)

HOPKINS, Stephen Tyng, a Representative from New York; born in New York City March 25, 1849; attended the Anthon Grammar School in New York City; was an iron merchant and broker; moved to…

John Montague

poet, writerBorn: 2/28/1929Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York One of Ireland's best-known poets, John Montague was born in New York. His father, an Ulster Catholic, moved his family there in the 1920s…

Franklin LANDERS, Congress, IN (1825-1901)

LANDERS, Franklin, a Representative from Indiana; born near the village of Landersdale, Morgan County, Ind., March 22, 1825; attended local schools; at the age of twenty-one engaged in…

George Nicholas SEGER, Congress, NJ (1866-1940)

SEGER, George Nicholas, a Representative from New Jersey; born in New York City January 4, 1866; attended the public schools; settled in Passaic, N.J., in 1899 and engaged in the building…

Stephen Joshua SOLARZ, Congress, NY (1940-2010)

SOLARZ, Stephen Joshua, a Representative from New York; born in New York City, September 12, 1940; attended public schools in New York City; B.A., Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., 1962; M.…

Isidor STRAUS, Congress, NY (1845-1912)

STRAUS, Isidor, a Representative from New York; born in Otterberg, Rhenish Bavaria, Germany, February 6, 1845; immigrated to the United States in 1854 and settled in Talbotton, Ga.; attended…

Tupac Shakur

gangsta rapperBorn: 6/16/1971Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Gangsta rapper Shakur, who was killed in 1996 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, offended many with his songs that celebrated violence…

Louis Gossett, Jr.

actorBorn: 5/27/1936Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Lanky actor equally able to play the hero or the villain, Gossett won an Emmy for his appearance in the TV mini-series Roots (1977) and an Oscar…