Born: May 17, 1903Baseball member of the Negro Leagues; widely considered the fastest player ever to play baseball; also coached for the Kansas City Monarchs, teaching such players as Jackie…
writer and punk rockerBorn: August 1, 1949Died: September 11, 2009 (New York, USA) Best Known as: Punk rocker, poet, and author of "The Basketball Diaries" Born…
(Encyclopedia) Channing, William Ellery, 1780–1842, American Unitarian minister and author, b. Newport, R.I. At 23 he was ordained minister of the Federal St. Congregational Church in Boston, where…
HOBART, Garret Augustus, a Vice President of the United States; born near Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J., June 3, 1844; attended the common schools and graduated from Rutgers College, New…
DYER, Leonidas Carstarphen, (nephew of David Patterson Dyer), a Representative from Missouri; born near Warrenton, Warren County, Mo., June 11, 1871; attended the common schools, Central…
RANEY, John Henry, a Representative from Missouri; born in Gravelton, Wayne County, Mo., September 28, 1849; attended Union School, Des Arc, Mo., and Woods School, Virginia Settlement, Mo.;…
Senate Years of Service: 1901-1907Party: DemocratCARMACK, Edward Ward, a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born near Castalian Springs, Sumner County, Tenn., November 5, 1858;…
