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Jeff Bridges

actorBorn: 12/4/1949Birthplace: Los Angeles As the son of Lloyd Bridges and younger brother of Beau, Jeff has been a camera hound since he was an infant, appearing in The Company She Keeps (1950)…

Landmarks of New York City

by Mark D. Hughes photos by Carol M. Highsmith The City of New York is the largest city in the United States, and home to many of the country's most famous and recognizable landmarks…

Joseph Henry BEEMAN, Congress, MS (1833-1909)

BEEMAN, Joseph Henry, a Representative from Mississippi; born near Gatesville, Gates County, N.C., November 17, 1833; moved with his parents to Morgan County, Ala., in 1847 and to Mississippi…

Hallett Sydney WARD, Congress, NC (1870-1956)

WARD, Hallett Sydney, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Gatesville, Gates County, N.C., August 31, 1870; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the…

Theodore B. WERNER, Congress, SD (1892-1989)

WERNER, Theodore B., a Representative from South Dakota; born in Ossian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, June 2, 1892; attended the public and parochial schools; moved to Rapid City, S.Dak., in 1909…

Fayette McMULLEN, Congress, VA (1805-1880)

McMULLEN, Fayette, a Representative from Virginia; born in Estellville (now Gate City), Scott County, Va., May 18, 1805; attended private schools; State driver and teamster; member of the…

Frank D. RIGGS, Congress, CA (1950)

RIGGS, Frank D., a Representative from California; born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 5, 1950; B.A., Golden Gate University, San Francisco, Calif., 1980; United States Army,…

Michael Longley

poetBorn: 1939Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland One of many Northern Irish poets, Seamus Heaney being the most famous, whose emergence in the 1970s coincided with the region's political and…

Michael Joseph KENNEDY, Congress, NY (1897-1949)

KENNEDY, Michael Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in New York City October 25, 1897; attended the Sacred Heart Parochial School, New York City; hotel clerk 1914-1921; clerk of the…