television writer, directorBorn: 10/13/1957Birthplace: Bellflower, California Creator of television's The X-Files, which draws on America's obsession with the occult and paranormal. The program…
(Encyclopedia) Olaf II (Saint Olaf), c.995–1030, king of Norway (1015–28). He is also called Olaf the Stout or Olaf the Fat. He spent part of his early life in England and helped Æthelred fight the…
comedienneBorn: 6/28/1946Birthplace: Detroit Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage comedienne who is best remembered for her appearances on Saturday Night Live (1975–80). Her regular…
HOPKINS, Benjamin Franklin, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Hebron, N.Y., April 22, 1829; attended the common schools and became a telegraph operator; moved to Madison, Wis., in 1849…
WARNER, Levi, (brother of Samuel Larkin Warner), a Representative from Connecticut; born in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn., October 10, 1831; completed preparatory studies; attended the…
actressBorn: 7/26/1974Birthplace: London, England Beckinsale hails from a family of actors. Her deceased father, Richard Beckinsale, was a popular British television actor in the 1970s. Fiction and…
actressBorn: 8/9/1968Birthplace: Chicago Best known as the super-skeptical special agent Scully on television's The X-files (1993–present), this fiery redhead bears little resemblance to her…
HUNTINGTON, Ebenezer, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Norwich, Conn., December 26, 1754; pursued academic studies; was graduated from Yale College in 1775; served in the…
POTTER, Orlando Brunson, a Representative from New York; born in Charlemont, Franklin County, Mass., March 10, 1823; attended the district school, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., and…
McCARTHY, John Jay, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Stoughton, Dane County, Wis., July 19, 1857; attended the common schools and Albion (Wis.) Academy; moved to David City, Nebr., in…
