(Encyclopedia) Gómez, Juan VicenteGómez, Juan Vicentehwän vēsānˈtā [key]Gómez, Juan Vicente gōˈmĕs [key], 1857–1935, caudillo of Venezuela (1908–35). Of indigenous and white parentage, Gómez was born…
U.S. CongressmanBorn: June 27, 1941Birthplace: Walnut Grove, California As the representative of the 15th district of California, Honda has served on the House Committee on Science and the…
RODGERS, Robert Lewis, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in El Dorado, Butler County, Kans., June 2, 1875; raised on a farm near Jamestown, Mercer County, Pa.; attended district school…
HUDSPETH, Claude Benton, a Representative from Texas; born in Medina, Bandera County, Tex., May 12, 1877; attended the country schools; learned the printing trade; moved to Ozona, Tex., in…
STRAUS, Isidor, a Representative from New York; born in Otterberg, Rhenish Bavaria, Germany, February 6, 1845; immigrated to the United States in 1854 and settled in Talbotton, Ga.; attended…
actressBorn: 4/28/1974Birthplace: Madrid, Spain Counted among the 50 most beautiful people of 2000 by People magazine, Cruz's stunning looks have kept her busy in the movie business; being taken…
writer, directorBorn: 4/21/1963Birthplace: El Paso, Texas After a transient childhood moving every two years with his career army dad and family, Mitchell graduated from Northwestern University and…
(Encyclopedia) Martínez de la Rosa, FranciscoMartínez de la Rosa, Franciscofränthēsˈkō märtēˈnĕth dā lä rōˈsä [key], 1787–1862, Spanish dramatic poet, statesman, and historian. He was an outspoken…
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Jimmie Kenneth, 1975–, American auto racer, b. El Cajon, Calif. Johnson began racing at five on motorcycles, progressed to off-road buggies and trucks as a teenager, and then…
