talk-show host, actressBorn: 1/29/1954Birthplace: Kosciusko, Mississippi Emmy Award-winning television talk-show host, actress and producer. Her Oprah Winfrey Show (debut 1986) is the highest-…
MONTGOMERY, John, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Ireland in 1722; family migrated to Carlisle, Pa., about 1740; county justice; captain, Third Pennsylvania battalion and served in Forbes…
KLINK, Ronald, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, September 23, 1951; graduated Meyersdale High School, 1969; television news reporter, Altoona, Pa., and…
(Encyclopedia) YumaYumay&oomacr;ˈ mə [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Yuman branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). Also known as…
(Encyclopedia) Black, Eugene Robert, 1898–1992, American financier, b. Atlanta, grad. Univ. of Georgia (B.A., 1917). After serving in the navy during World War I and working at the investment firm…
These cities were selected by Forbes magazine as the top ten places for African Americans in the United States. Each city was evaluated in four categories to compile the ranking:…
SCANLON, Thomas Edward, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pittsburgh, Pa., September 18, 1896; attended the public schools, Forbes School, and Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.;…
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…
(Encyclopedia) Rutan, Burt (Elbert Leander Rutan)Rutan, Burtr&oomacr;ˈtăn [key], 1943–, American aerospace engineer, b. Portland, Oreg., grad. California Polytechnic Univ. (B.S. 1965). From 1965…
