actorBorn: 3/20/1950Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Academy Award-winning screen actor who was one of the main leading men of the eighties. Often typecast as a WASP, he is best known for his roles in…
Born: Aug. 30, 1918Baseball OF led AL in batting 6 times, and HRs and RBI 4 times each; won Triple Crown twice (1942,47); 2-time MVP (1946,49); last player to bat .400 when he hit .406 in 1941;…
WILLIAMS, William, a Representative from New York; born in Bolton, Conn., September 6, 1815; received a common-school education; clerk in a bank in Windham, Conn.; moved to Sandusky, Ohio, in…
WILLIAMS, William, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Lebanon, Conn., March 29, 1731; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Harvard College in 1751; studied theology for a year;…
WILLIAMS, William, a Representative from New York; born in Bolton, Conn., September 6, 1815; received a common-school education; clerk in a bank in Windham, Conn.; moved to Sandusky, Ohio, in…
(Encyclopedia) Barnardo, Thomas JohnBarnardo, Thomas Johnbərnärˈdō [key], 1845–1905, British social reformer. Pioneering in the care of destitute children, he founded (1867) in London the East End…
WILLIAMS, William Brewster, a Representative from Michigan; born in Pittsford, Monroe County, N.Y., July 28, 1826; attended the common schools and received an academic education; was graduated…
WILLIAMS, William Elza, a Representative from Illinois; born near Detroit, Pike County, Ill., May 5, 1857; attended the public schools and Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill.; studied law;…
WILLIAMS, William Robert, a Representative from New York; born in Brookfield, Madison County, N.Y., August 11, 1884; moved to Cassville, Oneida County, N.Y., with his parents in 1891; attended…
