musicianBorn: 8/14/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif. In time-honored tradition, David Crosby's rock-and-roll odyssey has taken him from the heights of superstardom to the depths of drug…
(Encyclopedia) Ronne, Finn, 1899–1980, Norwegian-American Antarctic explorer. Ronne graduated from college in Norway in 1922 and immigrated to the United States. His first of nine Antarctic…
(Encyclopedia) Oppenheimer, J. RobertOppenheimer, J. Robertŏpˈənhīˌmər [key], 1904–67, American physicist, b. New York City, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1925), Ph.D. Univ. of Göttingen, 1927. He taught at…
Born: May 5, 1977Soccer M defensive specialist for U.S. women's soccer team; won olympic gold medal in 1996 and World Cup title in 1999; led North Carolina to NCAA championships in 1996 and 97.
CongressmanBorn: 1941 A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and Hastings College of Law, Matsui established a private law practice in 1967. He was elected to the Sacramento City…
(another pen name, Jonathan Ryder)novelistBorn: 5/25/1927Birthplace: New York City suspense novelist whose fast-paced books about spies and international conspiracies have sold more than 290…
poet, criticBorn: 10/20/1940Birthplace: Long Branch, N.J. Innovative poet who often draws on personal experience and contemporary themes in his work. He served as Poet Laureate of the United States…
poet and translatorBorn: 3/1/1941Birthplace: San Francisco Hass was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States in 1995 and used the post to promote poetry and literacy. During his term (1995–1997…
financierBorn: 1783Birthplace: Lisburn, Ireland Having grown up on a farm in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, he moved to Baltimore and began working in a produce business. He later founded Robert…
