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Betty Ford

(Elizabeth Ann Bloomer, Elizabeth Ann Warren)former First Lady of the United States, humanitarianBorn: 4/8/1918Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. A former dancer with the Martha Graham Company in New York,…

30th Street Station

Philadelphia, Pa.Designed in 1934 by Graham, Anderson, Probst, and White photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected 30th Street…

William Franklin STROWD, Congress, NC (1832-1911)

STROWD, William Franklin, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C., December 7, 1832; attended the country schools, Bingham private school, Melbane, N.C…

George CLINTON, Congress, NY (1771-1809)

CLINTON, George, (nephew of George Clinton [1739-1812], brother of De Witt Clinton, and half brother of James Graham Clinton), a Representative from New York; born in New York City June 6,…

CLINTON, George, Congress, NY (1771-1809)

CLINTON, George, (nephew of George Clinton [1739-1812], brother of De Witt Clinton, and half brother of James Graham Clinton), a Representative from New York; born in New York City June 6, 1771…

Díaz del Castillo, Bernal

(Encyclopedia) Díaz del Castillo, BernalDíaz del Castillo, Bernalbārnälˈ dēˈäth dĕl kästēˈlyō [key], c.1492–1581, Spanish conquistador and chronicler. He had served in the New World under various…

Sancar, Aziz

(Encyclopedia) Sancar, Aziz, 1946–, Turkish-American biochemist and molecular biologist, M.D. Istanbul Univ., 1969, Ph.D. Univ. of Texas at Dallas, 1977. From 1977to 1982, Sancar was a researcher at…

Edward Lowber STOKES, Congress, PA (1880-1964)

STOKES, Edward Lowber, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., September 29, 1880; attended the public schools and was graduated from St. Paul’s School, Concord, N.H…

David Crosby

musicianBorn: 8/14/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif. In time-honored tradition, David Crosby's rock-and-roll odyssey has taken him from the heights of superstardom to the depths of drug…