PALLONE, Frank, Jr., a Representative from New Jersey; born in Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J., October 30, 1951; B.A., Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt., 1973; M.A., Fletcher School of…
Rosa Louise McCauley ParksactivistBorn: 1913 Rosa Parks, an activist with the Montgomery, Alabama, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), made history in 1955 when she…
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Lionel Pigot, 1867–1902, British poet and critic, b. Broadstairs, Kent, educated at Oxford. He lived an ascetic, scholarly life in London, converting to Roman Catholicism in…
What's in a Name? by Chris Frantz Related Links Unfortunate Events, Book the Thirteenth QuizLemony Snicket Characters HangmanLemony Snicket Biography Some of the names used…
RICHARDSON, William Blaine, a Representative from New Mexico; born in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., November 15, 1947; graduated from Middlesex High School, Concord, Mass., 1966; B.A…
EPES, Sydney Parham, (cousin of James Fletcher Epes and William Bacon Oliver), a Representative from Virginia; born near Nottoway Court House, Nottoway County, Va., August 20, 1865; moved with…
(Gertrude Pridgett)blues musicianBorn: 4/26/1886Birthplace: Columbus, Georgia Often called the “Mother of the Blues,” Rainey is credited with the rise in popularity of blues music at the beginning…
politician, diplomatBorn: 1947Birthplace: Pasadena, Calif. Richardson has spent nearly his entire career as a public servant. A Democrat from New Mexico, he was elected to the U.S. House of…
(Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor)Princess RoyalBorn: 8/15/1950Birthplace: London, England The second child of Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Anne has shed her adolescent…
(Encyclopedia) Russell, Lillian, 1861–1922, American singer and actress, b. Clinton, Iowa. Her original name was Helen Louise Leonard. She first appeared in light opera in 1879. In the early 1880s…
