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A.B. (Happy) Chandler

Born: July 14, 1898Birthplace: Corydon, Ky.Baseball former Kentucky governor and U.S. Senator who succeeded Judge Landis as commissioner in 1945; backed Branch Rickey's move in 1947 to make Jackie…

Anatomy and
Physiology: How Hormones Work

How Hormones WorkAnatomy and PhysiologyHormonesFeedback: Not Just for GuitarsHow Hormones WorkHypothalamus: The Head HonchoPituitary: The First LieutenantThyroidKidneys: Not Just for Urine!Pancreas…

Grimaldi, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Grimaldi, JosephGrimaldi, Josephgrĭmălˈdē [key], 1779–1837, English pantomime actor and clown. He made his debut at the age of three in Robinson Crusoe at Sadler's Wells, London. For…

Shaw, Lemuel

(Encyclopedia) Shaw, Lemuel, 1781–1861, American jurist, b. Barnstable, Mass. After a career in the Massachusetts state legislature, Shaw served as chief justice for the supreme judicial court of…

Charles Black, Jr.

Born: 9/22/1915Birthplace: Austin, Texas constitutional law expert and professor who helped to write the legal brief for 10-year-old Linda Brown, the plaintiff in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court…

Larry Doby

  Born: Dec. 13, 1924 Baseball OF   First Black player in the AL; joined the Cleveland Indians in July 1947, three months after Jackie Robinson entered the Majors with the NL's Brooklyn…

Lost Elections

The Question: What candidate has run in the most U.S. presidential elections? The Answer: American socialist Norman M. Thomas entered…

DK Science & Technology: Genetics

WHAT IS THE GENETIC CODE? WHAT IS A GENOME? BIOGRAPHY: FRANCIS CRICK English, 1916- JAMES WATSON American, 1928- HUMAN GENOME PROJECTDNA FINGERPRINTFIND OUT MOREGenetics is the study of how living…

Biographies

  Entertainment Biographies Sports Personalities Selected World Rulers by Country or Region Business Biographies Famous African Americans Famous Women…