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Paul McCartney

(James Paul McCartney)singer, bassist, composer, pianistBorn: 6/18/1942Birthplace: Liverpool, England Grammy Award-winning British singer, composer and pianist for The Beatles. His songwriting…

Loretta SANCHEZ, Congress, CA (1960)

SANCHEZ, Loretta, (sister of Linda Sánchez), a Representative from California; born, in Lynwood, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 7, 1960; graduated from Katella High School, Anaheim,…

Sexton, Anne

(Encyclopedia) Sexton, Anne (Harvey), 1928–74, American poet, b. Newton, Mass. Educated at Garland Junior College and at Radcliffe, she worked briefly as a fashion model in Boston. Her “confessional…

Donizetti, Gaetano

(Encyclopedia) Donizetti, GaetanoDonizetti, Gaetanogītäˈnō dōnēdzĕtˈtē [key], 1797–1848, Italian composer. He studied music in Bergamo and Bologna and achieved success with his first opera, Enrico di…

Roscoe Gardner BARTLETT, Congress, MD (1926)

BARTLETT, Roscoe Gardner, (relative of Josiah Bartlett and Josiah Bartlett, Jr.), a Representative from Maryland; born in Moreland, Jefferson County, Ky., June 3, 1926; B.S., Columbia Union College…

Burlington, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Burlington, town, SE Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario. First settled (1798) by Mohawk Loyalist Joseph Brandt, Burlington's economy was built…

Axel, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Axel, RichardAxel, Richardăkˈsĕl [key], 1946–, American pathologist and biochemist, b. New York City, M.D. Johns Hopkins, 1970. A professor at Columbia from 1978, Axel was awarded,…

Jerry Lyle PETTIS, Congress, CA (1916-1975)

PETTIS, Jerry Lyle, (husband of Shirley Neil Pettis), a Representative from California; born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., July 18, 1916; received elementary and secondary education in…

Wolcott, Oliver, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury

(Encyclopedia) Wolcott, Oliver, 1760–1833, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1795–1800), b. Litchfield, Conn; son of Oliver Wolcott. Admitted to the bar in 1781, he served as Connecticut comptroller (…