Senate Years of Service: 1965-1966Party: DemocratRUSSELL, Donald Stuart, a Senator from South Carolina; born in Lafayette Springs, Lafayette County, Miss., February 22, 1906; moved with his…
GARNETT, Muscoe Russell Hunter, (grandson of James Mercer Garnett), a Representative from Virginia; born at âElmwood,â near Loretto, Essex County, Va., July 25, 1821; tutored at home and…
writerBorn: 3/28/1940Birthplace: Newton, Mass. Banks's hardscrabble working-class childhood in New Hampshire and Eastern Massachusetts has played a major role in shaping his writing. The eldest of…
Born: Feb. 12, 1934Basketball C won titles in college (with San Francisco in 1995,56), Olympics (1956) and pros; 5-time NBA MVP (1958,61,62,63,65); led Boston to 11 titles from 1957-69; 4-time NBA…
(Theresa Paup)actressBorn: 3/20/1957Birthplace: San Diego, California After a career in modeling that began at age 12, this seductive and daring actress made her film debut in The Last Tycoon (1976…
actorBorn: 4/7/1964Birthplace: New Zealand New Zealand-born actor best known in the U.S. for his starring roles in the Academy Award-winning film L.A. Confidential (1997) and the Oscar-nominated…
financier Born: 8/4/1816Birthplace: Oneida County, N.Y. Having begun his career at age 12 in his brother's employ, he eventually bought the store from his brother; and opened his own wholesale…
physicistBorn: 1914Birthplace: Pocahontas, Va. As chair of the Department of Physics at Howard University, Herman Branson helped the scientific community gain new insight into organic molecules and…
