Born: Feb. 28, 1940Auto racer 4-time USAC-CART national champion (1965-66,69,84); only driver to win Daytona 500 (1967), Indy 500 (1969) and Formula One world title (1978); Indy 500 Rookie of Year…
McCLURG, Joseph Washington, a Representative from Missouri; born near Lebanon, St. Louis County, Mo., February 22, 1818; attended Xenia (Ohio) Academy and Oxford (Ohio) College; taught school…
CREAL, Edward Wester, a Representative from Kentucky; born in a log house near Mount Sherman, Larue County, Ky., November 20, 1883; attended the public schools of Hart and Larue Counties, Ky…
ROUSE, Arthur Blythe, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Burlington, Boone County, Ky., June 20, 1874; attended the public schools; was graduated from Hanover College, Indiana, in 1896…
Born: Oct. 13, 1969Figure skating 1993 U.S. women's champion and Olympic medalist in 1992 (bronze) and '94 (silver); victim of Jan. 6, 1994 assault at U.S. nationals in Detroit when Shane Stant…
cartoonist, animatorBorn: 2/15/1954 Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Cartoonist and animator, and the mind behind the highly successful animated television show The Simpsons (1989– ). Groening had…
(Los Angeles, Calif., July 30–Aug. 3, 2008) These are the winners of the men's and women's Summer Extreme Games at Los Angeles, California in 2008. Skateboard:…
FLORIO, James Joseph, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., August 29, 1937; attended the public elementary schools in Brooklyn; received high school equivalency diploma…