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Huntingdon

(Encyclopedia) Huntingdon, town, Cambridgeshire, E central England, on the Ouse River. Seat of the Huntingdonshire dist., the town has light industries…

Juliette Lewis

actressBorn: 6/21/1973Birthplace: Los Angeles Film actress known for her somewhat cocky attitude, decent acting, and her former relationship with actor Brad Pitt. After receiving an Oscar…

Famous Firsts by African Americans

500 Notable African American Biographies A-Z List Civil Rights Leaders Figures in Abolitionism Government Officials Religious Leaders Scholars & Educators Scientists & Inventors…

John Charles BLACK, Congress, IL (1839-1915)

BLACK, John Charles, a Representative from Illinois; born in Lexington, Holmes County, Miss., January 27, 1839; moved to Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., in 1847; attended the common schools…

Samuel PRENTISS, Congress, VT (1782-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1831-1842Party: Anti-Jacksonian; WhigPRENTISS, Samuel, (brother of John Holmes Prentiss), a Senator from Vermont; born in Stonington, Conn., March 31, 1782; moved to…

Presidential Scandals

Ronald Reagan: Iran-Contra by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Tasha Vincent The scandal that marred Ronald Reagan's presidency was rooted in two separate military initiatives in which American…

Presidential Scandals

Ronald Reagan: Iran-Contra by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Tasha Vincent The scandal that marred Ronald Reagan's presidency was rooted in two separate military initiatives in which American…

Ruben Blades

actor, musician, composerBorn: 7/16/1948Birthplace: Panama City, Panama A popular salsa musician, he turned to acting in the 1980s, making his feature film debut in Crossover Dreams (1985), for…

Mae Questel

voice of cartoon charactersBorn: 9/13/1908Birthplace: New York City Questel began performing in vaudeville in her late teens. Her “boop-oop-a-doop ”routine won her the job of providing Betty Boop's…