(Gertrude Pridgett)blues musicianBorn: 4/26/1886Birthplace: Columbus, Georgia Often called the “Mother of the Blues,” Rainey is credited with the rise in popularity of blues music at the beginning…
novelistBorn: 6/14/1948Birthplace: San Francisco Yep has won several awards for his novels for young adults. His books often deal with alienation, drawing on his own experiences as an outsider. Yep…
poetBorn: 10/21/1904Birthplace: Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland What Joyce did for Dublin, Patrick Kavanagh's poetry did for the “stony grey soil of Monaghan,” revealing the unsentimental truth…
R&B and rock 'n' roll musician Born: Feb. 26, 1928Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana Born Antoine Domino in New Orleans, Domino learned to play piano as a child, making his first public…
McKINNEY, Stewart Brett, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., January 30, 1931; graduated, Kent School, Kent, Conn., 1949; attended Princeton…
The Question: How can I locate the Vietnam military draft order. I remember watching it on TV when I was a child. I would like to review the birth dates and the order in which…
(Encyclopedia) EugénieEugéniey&oomacr;jēˈnē, Fr. özhānēˈ [key], 1826–1920, empress of the French (1853–70), consort of Napoleon III. Born in Spain, she was christened Eugenia María de Montijo de…
(Encyclopedia) Harris, Kamala DeviHarris, Kamala Devikäˈmələ dāˈvē [key], 1964–, Vice President of the United States (2021–), b. Oakland, Calif., B.A. Howard Univ., 1986, J.D. Univ. of California,…
(Encyclopedia) harvest customs, practices associated with the celebration of the gathering of agricultural crops. The gathering of the harvest—the climax of the year's labors wherever the soil is…
(Encyclopedia) Hecht, BenHecht, Benhĕkt [key], 1894–1964, American writer, b. New York City. He grew up in Wisconsin and, while still in his teens, worked on newspapers in Chicago. Early in his…
