(Encyclopedia) Carter, Howard, 1874–1939, English Egyptologist. He served (1891–99) with the Egyptian Exploration Fund and later helped to reorganize the antiquities administration for the Egyptian…
(Encyclopedia) Pyle, Howard, 1853–1911, American illustrator and writer, b. Wilmington, Del., studied at the Art Students League, New York City. His illustrations appeared regularly in Harper's…
inventorBorn: 1848Birthplace: Chelsea, Mass. Born in Chelsea, Mass., Latimer learned mechanical drawing while working for a Boston patent attorney. He later invented an electric lamp and a carbon…
Born: 9/15/1857Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati on Sept. 15, 1857. A Yale graduate, he entered Ohio Republican politics in the 1880s. In 1886 he married Helen…
Senate Years of Service: 2002-2003Party: Independence Party (Minnesota)BARKLEY, Dean, a Senator from Minnesota; born August 31, 1950, in Annandale, Minn.; graduated Annandale High School 1968…
HELLER, Dean, a Representative from Nevada; born in Castro Valley, Alameda County, Calif., May 10, 1960; graduated from Carson High School, Carson City, Nev.; B.S., University of Southern…
Dean, John Wesley III
(Encyclopedia) Dean, John Wesley III, 1938- , American lawyer and government official, b. Akron, Oh., College of Wooster, Ohio (B.A., 1961),…
(Encyclopedia) Harris, Patricia Roberts, 1924–85, U.S. government official, b. Mattoon, Ill. A lawyer who was active in the Democratic party, she was a law professor and dean at Howard Univ. during…
actorBorn: 11/17/1950Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Rollins gained critical acclaim for his role as a young black man in search of justice in the film Ragtime (1981), a performance that earned an…
CIA agentDied: January 23, 2007 (Miami, Florida) Best Known as: White House secret agent involved in Watergate scandal Former CIA spy and secret agent for the…
