(Bess)First LadyBorn: 2/13/1885Birthplace: Independence, Missouri Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman was a dutiful hostess as first lady. She oversaw the planning of social engagements, from teas to…
(Encyclopedia) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, self-sustaining public corporation established in 1921 by the states of New York and New Jersey to administer the activities of the New York–…
(Encyclopedia) New York, State University of, est. 1948 by the amalgamation under one board of trustees of 29 state-supported institutions. It now comprises all state-supported institutions of higher…
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KEYS, Martha Elizabeth, (wife of Andrew Jacobs Jr.), a Representative from Kansas; born Martha Elizabeth Ludwig in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kans., August 10, 1930; graduated from Paseo High…
PATTERSON, Elizabeth J., (daughter of Olin D. Johnston), a Representative from South Carolina; born Elizabeth Johnston in Columbia, S.C., November 18, 1939; attended public schools in…
actressBorn: 11/18/1960Birthplace: Queens, New York After a successful film debut in David Mamet's About Last Night… (1986), Perkins won accolades for her role opposite Tom Hanks in Big (1988).…
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After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s late monarch, several processes were put into motion. Once her passing at Scotland’s Balmoral Castle was announced at 6:31 p.m. on…
