Born: Aug. 28, 1971Swimmer won 3 individual gold medals (400m & 800m freestyle, 400m IM) at 1988 Olympics; 1989 Sullivan Award winner; won 1 gold (800m) and 1 silver (400m) at 1992 Olympics.
Born: 1755Birthplace: Newport, Del. High pressure steam engine—Evans was one of the first Americans to recognize and explore the potential of cogeneration, the process of using waste energy to…
born Lucille Wood Smith but raised as Frances Octavia Smithsinger, actressBorn: 10/31/1912Birthplace: Uvalde, Tex actress, songwriter, and writer who starred with her husband, Roy Rogers, in…
columnist, authorBorn: 04/28/1921 columnist, pundit, and author who earned the ire of liberals and the praise of conservatives. He cowrote columns and books with Robert Novak. The pair also…
SETTLE, Evan Evans, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Frankfort, Ky., December 1, 1848; attended the public schools; was graduated from Louisville High School in June 1864; studied law;…
OceanographerBorn: May 11, 1952Birthplace: Miami, Fla. Evan Forde, whose father was a high school science teacher, developed a love of science as a young boy, “I always wanted to be a scientist.…
songwriterDied: Feb. 15, 2007 (Los Angeles) Best Known as: songwriter Evans, who won three Oscars, collaborated with Jay Livingston to write a number of hits…
LEA, Luke, (great-grandfather of Luke Lea [1879-1945] and brother of Pryor Lea), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Surry County, N.C., January 21, 1783; moved to Tennessee in 1790 with…
Senate Years of Service: 1911-1917Party: DemocratLEA, Luke, (great-grandson of Luke Lea [1783-1851]), a Senator from Tennessee; born in Nashville, Tenn., April 12, 1879; attended the public…
