(Howard Allen O'Brien)authorBorn: 10/4/1941Birthplace: New Orleans Author of vampire novels and, under the name A. N. Roquelaure, a series of erotic books. Rice's works include The Vampire…
actorBorn: 8/10/1913Birthplace: New York City He appeared in the Howard Hawks-directed movies Sergeant York (1941) and Red River (1948). He also appeared in Walking Tall (1973) and in the…
The Question: When did FM radio begin? The Answer: Howard Armstrong broadcast the first radio transmission employing frequency modulation (FM) in 1935.…
civil rights activist and ministerBorn: Oct. 3, 1954Birthplace: New York, N.Y. A flamboyant and controversial African American political activist, Sharpton was fully ordained as a Pentocostal…
Melvin Howard Tormé singerBorn: 9/13/1925Birthplace: Chicago versatile pop and jazz singer who was fondly referred to as the “Velvet Fog.” His lengthy career spanned 70 years and produced the…
inventorBorn: November 4, 1942Birthplace: Harlem, New YorkBest Known as: African-American scientist and inventor Born in Harlem, New York, Bath holds a bachelor's degree…
This table provides the name and state of the women currently serving in the 111th Congress (which began in 2009). There are 77 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate…
mechanical engineerBorn: 1963Birthplace: Brooklyn, N. Y. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N. Y., M.I.T graduate Aprille Ericsson was the first female (and the first African-American…
