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Armstrong, Neil Alden

(Encyclopedia) Armstrong, Neil Alden, 1930–2012, American astronaut, b. Wapakoneta, Ohio, grad. Purdue Univ. (B.S., 1955), Univ. of Southern California (M.S., 1970). A U.S. Navy fighter pilot during…

Shirley Neil PETTIS, Congress, CA (1924)

PETTIS, Shirley Neil, (wife of Jerry Lyle Pettis), a Representative from California; born Shirley Neil McCumber in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, Calif., July 12, 1924; attended the…

Neil Oliver STAEBLER, Congress, MI (1905-2000)

STAEBLER, Neil Oliver, a Representative from Michigan; born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., July 11, 1905; graduated from Ann Arbor High School, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1922; B.A., University…

Neil Joseph LINEHAN, Congress, IL (1895-1967)

LINEHAN, Neil Joseph, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., September 23, 1895; attended the public schools; was graduated from John L. Marsh School in 1913; engaged in…

O’NEIL, Joseph Henry, Congress, MA (1853-1935)

O’NEIL, Joseph Henry, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., March 23, 1853; moved with his parents to Boston in 1854; attended the common schools;…

Neil Simon

playwright, producerBorn: 7/4/1927Birthplace: Bronx, New York Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright known for his popular plays about middle-class America that often touch on sex,…

Neil McElroy

business executiveBorn: 1904Birthplace: Berea, Ohio A business executive who took his Harvard diploma to Cincinnati to work for Procter & Gamble. He worked through the ranks in advertising and…

2009 Newbery Medal and Honor Books

The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children…