actor, producer, director, choreographerBorn: 1/16/1950Birthplace: Houston, Texas Debbie Allen found fame as the demanding dance teacher Lydia Grant in the film Fame (1980), a role she reprised for…
Al-Qaeda leaderBorn: 1973Birthplace: Saudi Arabia Zayn al-Abidin Muhammed Husayn Abu Zubaydah is a Palestinian long believed to be one of Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants. Experts think Abu…
BENÍTEZ, Jaime, a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in Vieques, P.R., October 29, 1908; B.L., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1930; M.L., Georgetown University,…
BROWNE, Thomas McLelland, a Representative from Indiana; born in New Paris, Preble County, Ohio, April 19, 1829; moved to Indiana in January 1844; attended the common schools; moved to…
Senate Years of Service: 1973-1979Party: DemocratCLARK, Richard Clarence (Dick), a Senator from Iowa; born in Paris, Linn County, Iowa, September 14, 1928; attended the public schools;…
DEANE, Silas, a Delegate from Connecticut; born in Groton, Conn., December 24, 1737; received a classical training, and was graduated from Yale College, New Haven, Conn., in 1758; studied law…
CHAMBERS, John, a Representative from Kentucky; born at Bromley Bridge, Somerset County, N.J., October 6, 1780; attended the public schools and the Transylvania Seminary, Lexington, Ky.; moved…
BIERMANN, Frederick Elliott, a Representative from Iowa; born in Rochester, Olmstead County, Minn., March 20, 1884; moved to Decorah, Iowa, in 1888; attended the public and high schools of…
MILLER, Thomas Woodnutt, (uncle of Clement W. Miller), a Representative from Delaware; born in Wilmington, Del., June 26, 1886; attended the Hotchkiss School; was graduated from Yale…