military leader and former slaveBirthplace: Mandingo, Africa Born in Africa, Francisco Menendez was brought to America as a slave in the early 1700s. He escaped and fled from the British…
Born: 8/20/1833Birthplace: North Bend, Ohio Benjamin Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, on Aug. 20, 1833, the grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth president. A graduate of Miami…
SEIBERLING, Francis, (cousin of John Frederick Seiberling), a Representative from Ohio; born in Des Moines, Iowa, September 20, 1870; moved with his parents to Wadsworth, Summit County, Ohio,…
SMITH, Gomer Griffith, a Representative from Oklahoma; born on a farm near Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., July 11, 1896; attended the common and high schools of Missouri; was graduated from…
STEIGER, William Albert, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis., May 15, 1938; attended Rose C. Swart Campus School and Oshkosh High School., Oshkosh, Wis.; B…
actressBorn: 2/10/1967Birthplace: Los Angeles The daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, she is a talented actress in her own right, having compiled a long list of serious acting credits at…
(Ramon Estevez)actorBorn: 8/3/1940Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio One of ten children of a poor Spanish immigrant father and Irish mother, Sheen got his start on Broadway, where he won a Tony Award for…
(Shirley Schrift)actressBorn: 8/18/1920Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri This one-time roommate of Marilyn Monroe went on to carve out her own considerable niche in Hollywood. Winters won two best…
DAVIS, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pa., August 7, 1788; moved to Maryland and settled on a farm at Rock Creek Meeting House in 1795;…
DAVIS, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pa., August 7, 1788; moved to Maryland and settled on a farm at Rock Creek Meeting House in 1795;…
