(Louis Bert Lindley, Jr.)actor, cowboyBorn: 6/29/1919Birthplace: Kingsburg, California Pickens worked as a rodeo star before landing his first movie role in the western Rocky Mountain (1950). His…
Born: 1932Birthplace: Terrell, Tex. One-transistor dynamic random access memory—Dr. Dennard's invention of DRAM, most often called RAM, was a core development in today's computer industry and is…
Born: 1950Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. Microcomputer with bus control means for peripheral devices—The work of these IBM scientists is what allows IBM and IBM-compatible computer components to…
(Thomas Connery)actorBorn: 8/25/1930Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland Academy Award-winning, genially handsome film actor whose name became synonymous with James Bond, the imperturbable superspy…
doctorDied: January 6, 2008 (Jaipur, India) Best Known as: inventor of a prosthesis called the Jaipur foot Dr. Sethi invented the first affordable prosthetic foot…
Even though it is only recently that women have been permitted to hold official roles in many religions, they have always been central to American religious life.…
Senate Years of Service: 1959-1969Party: DemocratGRUENING, Ernest Henry, a Senator from Alaska; born in New York City, February 6, 1887; attended Drisler School and Sachs School; graduated…
Senate Years of Service: 1959-1969 Party: Democrat GRUENING, Ernest, a Senator from Alaska; born in New York City, February 6, 1887; attended Drisler School and Sachs School; graduated from…
Filipinotowns by David Johnson Guide to Asian-American Enclaves IntroductionChinatownsFilipinotowns Nihonmachi (Japantowns)Little IndiasKoreatownsLittle Saigons In the 1700s Filipino…
