(Encyclopedia) Paige, Satchel (Leroy Paige)Paige, Satchelsăchˈəl pāj [key], 1906–82, American baseball player, b. Mobile, Ala. He began pitching in 1924, joined his first professional team two years…
George W. Bush's secretary of Education Born: 6/17/1933Birthplace: Monticello, Miss. As superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, Paige has revitalized the country's seventh-…
Born: July 7, 1906Baseball RHP pitched 55 career no-hitters over 20 seasons in Negro Leagues, entered major leagues with Cleveland in 1948 at age 42; had 28-31 record in 5 years; returned to AL at…
(Encyclopedia) Neiman, LeroyNeiman, Leroynēˈmən [key], 1927–2012, American painter and printmaker, b. Saint Paul, Minn. Neiman was a leading artist of sporting subjects and one of the most popular…
Born: 1895 Retractable Landing Gear; Folding Wing. In 1929, Grumman designed an aircraft featuring retractable landing gear. He went on to design several of the outstanding warplanes of World War…
Born: Feb. 21, 1967Track & Field set former world record of 9.85 in 100 meters, July 6, 1994; previously held record (9.90) in 1991; member of 4 world record-breaking 4x100m relay teams.
Born: May 20, 1942Football replaced Jim Brown in the Cleveland Browns backfield; in 1967, he led the NFL in rushing yards (1,205), rushing average (5.1 per carry) and rushing touchdowns (11).
actorBorn: 5/27/1936Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Lanky actor equally able to play the hero or the villain, Gossett won an Emmy for his appearance in the TV mini-series Roots (1977) and an Oscar…
inventorBorn: 1938 Hoodâs DNA sequencer has played a crucial role in the biotech industry, greatly accelerating the progress of the Human Genome Project in the 1990s…
former governor of FloridaBorn: March 10, 1909 Birthplace: Tallahassee, Florida Thomas LeRoy Collins grew up in Tallahassee, Fla., and received his law degree from Cumberland University in…
