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Penny Marshall

(Carole Penelope Masciarelli)director, actressBorn: 10/15/1942Birthplace: Bronx, New York Born into a showbiz family, the younger sister of TV producer Garry Marshall landed her first major TV role…

Susanna Wilkerson Dickinson

Susannahsurvivor of the AlamoBorn: circa 1814Birthplace: possibly Williamson County, Tenn. Dickinson grew up poor and illiterate. When she was 15, she married Almaron Dickinson, a blacksmith. The…

Greenest Colleges in the U.S.

The Sierra Club selected the top ten most environmentally friendly colleges and universities in the country. Results are based on clean-energy purchases, green-building policies,…

Greenest Colleges in the U.S.

The Sierra Magazine selected the top ten most environmentally friendly colleges and universities in the country. Results are based on clean-energy…

Greenest Colleges in the U.S.

The Sierra Magazine selected the top ten most environmentally friendly colleges and universities in the country. Results are based on clean-energy…

Isaac Chapman BATES, Congress, MA (1779-1845)

Senate Years of Service: 1841-1845Party: WhigBATES, Isaac Chapman, a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Granville, Mass., January 23, 1779; tutored privately; graduated…

John Hardin McHENRY, Congress, KY (1797-1871)

McHENRY, John Hardin, (father of Henry Davis McHenry), a Representative from Kentucky; born near Springfield, Washington County, Ky., October 13, 1797; was tutored privately; studied law; was…

John Jones McRAE, Congress, MS (1815-1868)

Senate Years of Service: 1851-1852Party: DemocratMcRAE, John Jones, a Senator and a Representative from Mississippi; born in Sneedsboro (now McFarlan), N.C., January 10, 1815; moved with his…

William Emerson BROCK, Congress, TN (1872-1950)

Senate Years of Service: 1929-1931Party: DemocratBROCK, William Emerson, (grandfather of William Emerson Brock III), a Senator from Tennessee; born near Mocksville, Davie County, N.C., March…