Born: Oct. 12, 1975Track & Field American sprinter and former college basketball star at North Carolina; voted Women's Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News in 1997,98 and 2000; 1999…
Union generalBorn: 1/4/1822Birthplace: Flemingsburg, Ky. Born in Kentucky, Reynolds moved to Lafayette, Ind., with his family in 1837. A year later he entered Wabash College at Crawfordsville, and…
Born: Dec. 31, 1882Horse racing Calumet Farm trainer (1939-47); saddled 6 Kentucky Derby champions, including 2 Triple Crown winners—Whirlaway in 1941 and Citation in '48.Died: June 13, 1961
Born: Jan. 16, 1969Boxing robbed of gold medal at 1988 Olympics on a scoring error; still voted Outstanding Boxer of the Games; won IBF middleweight crown, beating Bernard Hopkins in 1993; moved up…
actorBorn: 1/17/1931Birthplace: Arkabutla, Mississippi Tony and Grammy Award-winning film and stage actor known for his authoritative voice. His stage appearances include Fences (1985) and The…
former U.S. surgeon generalBorn: 8/13/1933Birthplace: Schaal, Arkansas Elders briefly served as the surgeon general of the United States under President Bill Clinton. She was confirmed in September…
Bill Clinton: Whitewater, Paula Jones, and Monica Lewinsky by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Tasha Vincent Clinton became the 42nd U.S. president following a turbulent political campaign that…
COUDERT, Frederic René, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in New York City May 7, 1898; attended Browning and Morristown Schools in New York City; was graduated from Columbia…
(Encyclopedia) Snowdon, Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of, 1930–2017, British photographer. Educated at Eton and Cambridge, he married Princess Margaret in 1960 and was created earl…
