(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Tom Loftin, 1854–1911, American municipal reformer, mayor of Cleveland (1901–10), b. Georgetown, Ky. He acquired a substantial fortune from streetcar and steel interests, and…
businessman, U.S. representative, mayorBorn: 1854Birthplace: near Georgetown, Ky. He spent the early part of his career runningg streetcars in Louisville, where he came in contact with the du Pont…
fashion designerBorn: August 27, 1961Birthplace: Austin, Texas In 1979, at the age of 16, Tom Ford left Santa Fe for Great Barrington, Massachusetts to attend Bard College…
hockey defensemanDied: Nov. 22, 2007 (Falmouth, Massachusetts) Best Known as: hockey defenseman, hall of famer, and Bruins coach Hockey defenseman, hall of famer…
congressmanDied: February 11, 2008 (Bethesda, Maryland) Best Known as: the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress Tom Lantos was a long time democratic…
actorDied: April 30, 2007 (Los Angeles, California) Best Known as: actor in Steve Allen's "man on the street" Emmy-winning actor who specialized in playing the…
Going Green Learn how to turn your environmentally mean lifestyle into a green one and find information about places that are taking positive environmental steps. A…
GREEN, Willis, a Representative from Kentucky; born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia; birth date unknown; attended the public schools; settled in that part of Virginia which is now the…
(Encyclopedia) Cogswell, Joseph GreenCogswell, Joseph Greenkŏgzˈwĕl, –wəl [key], 1786–1871, American librarian and bibliographer, b. Ipswich, Mass. After studying abroad, Cogswell taught mineralogy…
(Encyclopedia) Fessenden, Thomas GreenFessenden, Thomas Greenfĕsˈəndən [key], 1771–1837, American journalist and satirical poet, b. Walpole, N.H. Throughout his life he practiced law and edited…
