novelistBorn: 1956 A second-generation Chinese American, Jen was raised in the large Jewish community of Scarsdale, New York. She received a degree in English from Harvard University, and…
country singerBorn: 6/15/1937Birthplace: Littlefield, Texas Grammy Award-winning country music singer who, with Willie Nelson, invented progressive or “outlaw” country music. His recordings…
television news anchorBorn: 7/29/1938Birthplace: Toronto, Canada National news anchor of ABC's World News Tonight. By the age of nine Jennings had his own radio show, and though he dropped out of…
inventorBorn: 1791Birthplace: New York, N.Y. A tailor in New York City, Jennings is credited with being the first African American to hold a U.S. patent. The patent, which was issued in 1821, was…
(Encyclopedia) Li Tsung-jênLi Tsung-jênlē dz&oomacr;ng-jŭn [key], 1890–1969, Chinese Nationalist general and political leader. For 25 years (1925–49) he was a leader of the military clique that…
(Encyclopedia) Sung Chiao-jenSung Chiao-jens&oobreve;ng jyou-jŭn [key], 1882–1913, Chinese revolutionary and political leader. He was a founding member (1905) and a leading activist in the…
JENNINGS, Jonathan, a Delegate from the Territory of Indiana and a Representative from Indiana; born in Hunterdon County, N.J., in 1784; moved about the year 1790 to Fayette County, Pa., with…
JEFFERSON, William Jennings, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La., March 14, 1947; G.W. Griffin High School, Lake Providence, La.; B.A., Southern…
