Who originated the idea of a national holiday in honor of MLK?
by Shmuel Ross and David Johnson Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday in January.…
actorBorn: 2/11/1926Birthplace: Regina, Saskatchewan After beginning his career in radio, Nielsen studied drama and dance in New York and won roles in theater, TV, and film. He has more than 50…
actressBorn: 10/10/1900Birthplace: Washington D.C. Academy and Tony Award winning film and stage actress who began acting when she was 9 years old and became a leading figure on Broadway and the…
(Encyclopedia) Housman, Laurence, 1865–1959, English author; brother of A. E. Housman. He achieved success as the anonymous author of An Englishwoman's Love Letters (1900). Best known as a dramatist…
(Eileen Regina Twain)country singerBorn: 8/28/1965Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Part of the Canadian influx that is flooding Nashville, Twain has sold more albums than any other female…
(Encyclopedia) Davies, Sir JohnDavies, Sir Johndāˈvĭs [key], 1569–1626, English poet. A successful lawyer, he served as solicitor general and attorney general in Ireland from 1603 to 1619. His works…
The central characters of "Thousand and One Nights" by David Johnson When Shahryar, a king in what is today Iran, or possibly India, discovered that his wife was unfaithful and…
SWOPE, King, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., August 10, 1893; attended the common schools; was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1914 and…
KING, Adam, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in York, Pa., January 20, 1783; pursued academic studies; studied medicine in the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia and commenced…
