Senator from Mississippi; first African American senatorBorn: September 27, 1827Birthplace: Fayetteville, N.C. Born a free Black man, Revels worked as a barber and as a minister in the African…
Sioux chiefBorn: c.1831Birthplace: on Grand River, S.D. Sitting Bull was a Sioux warrior of the Hunkpapa Lakota tribe. He fought his first battle at age fourteen and quickly became known for his…
director, writerBorn: 10/23/1954Birthplace: Pingtung, Taiwan Ang Lee first gained fame for his second feature film The Wedding Banquet (1993), which was described as “a cross-cultural, gay Green…
(Francis Xavier Aloysius Wynn)actorBorn: 7/27/1916Birthplace: New York City A prolific actor, Wynn's career spanned 52 years and 168 roles in movies and television. His best-known role is probably…
actorBorn: 3/27/1942Birthplace: Fulmer, England Versatile actor whose fined-boned good looks and skill have brought him a broad range of film and TV roles. In his 30-plus-year career, York has…
dancer, actorBorn: 2/14/1946Birthplace: New York City Appearing first on tour with his older brother Maurice and later joined by their Dad, Gregory Hines has been dancing, joking, singing, and…
(Maier Suchowljansky)mobsterBorn: 7/4/1902Birthplace: Grodno, Russia Best known as Charles “Lucky” Luciano's right hand man and the financial mastermind behind the mob, Lansky was the most powerful…
CLARK, Daniel, a Delegate from the Territory of Orleans; born in Sligo, Ireland, about 1766; educated at Eton and other colleges in England; immigrated to the United States in 1786 and settled…
BROOKS, Overton, (nephew of John Holmes Overton), a Representative from Louisiana; born near Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., December 21, 1897; attended the public schools; during…
WHIPPLE, William, a Delegate from New Hampshire; born in Kittery, York County, Maine, January 14, 1730; became a sailor and engaged in the slave trade; freed his slaves and engaged in…
