HASBROUCK, Abraham Bruyn, (cousin of Abraham Joseph Hasbrouck), a Representative from New York; born in Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y., on November 29, 1791; graduated from Kingston Academy in…
ENGLEBRIGHT, Harry Lane, (son of William F. Englebright), a Representative from California; born in Nevada City, Nevada County, Calif., January 2, 1884; attended the public schools; attended…
ENGLEBRIGHT, William Fellows, (father of Harry Lane Englebright), a Representative from California; born in New Bedford, Mass., November 23, 1855; moved with his parents to Vallejo, Calif.;…
(Encyclopedia) Pennebaker, D. A. (Donn Alan Pennebaker), 1925–2019, pioneering documentary filmmaker, b. Evanston, Ill. His first film, Daybreak Express (1958), is a five-minute short detailing New…
Born: June 8, 1976Tennis player first American female to be ranked No. 1 in the world (1998) since Chris Evert in 1985; won U.S. Open (1998), Wimbledon (1999) and Australian Open (2000); Olympic…
MTV Video Awards: Technical Nominees prev | cinematography | direction | choreography | special effects | art direction | editing CINEMATOGRAPHY "Criminal"Fiona AppleHarris Svides "Push It"…
(Encyclopedia) diapensiadiapensiadīəpĕnˈsēə [key], common name for the Diapensiaceae, a family of low evergreen shrubs native to cool and arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The species that…
BENTLEY, Helen Delich, a Representative from Maryland; born in Ruth, White Pine County, Nev., November 28, 1923; attended the University of Nevada, and Georgetown University, Washington, D.C…
ORR, Benjamin, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Bedford, N.H., December 1, 1772; self-educated; apprenticed as a carpenter; attended Fryeburg (N.H.) Academy; taught school at…
