Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women, a novel for young readers that's been popular since its appearance in 1868. Born in Pennsylvania, she's most closely associated with Boston and Concord,…
Name at birth: Misty MayMisty May-Treanor and her partner Kerri Walsh won gold medals in beach volleyball at the summer Olympics of 2004 (in Athens), 2008 (in Beijing) and 2012 (in London). May-…
Name at birth: Wong Liu-tsongAnna May Wong was a star of early silent films and "talkies," and is regarded as the first prominent Chinese-American actor in Hollywood movies. She was born Wong Liu-…
(Encyclopedia) Bonds, Barry Lamar, 1964–, American baseball player, b. Riverside, Calif. Bonds grew up surrounded by baseball; his father, Bobby Bonds, was a San Francisco Giants outfielder (1968–74…
air conditioning pioneerBorn: 11/26/1876Birthplace: Angola, N.Y. Carrier grew up on his father's farm on the New York shore of Lake Erie. In 1895 he received a scholarship to Cornell University,…
Born: 1876Birthplace: Angola, N.Y. Apparatus for treating air—Carrier developed the first safe, low pressure centrifugal refrigeration machine using non-toxic, nonflammable refrigerant. By…
Willis O'Brien was the special effects artist who pioneered the technique of stop motion animation and the man behind the 1933 movie classic King Kong. A former newspaper cartoonist and sculptor, O'…
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…
GORMAN, Willis Arnold, a Representative from Indiana; born near Flemingsburg, Ky., January 12, 1816; pursued an academic course; moved to Bloomington, Ind., in 1835; was graduated from the law…
HAWLEY, Willis Chatman, a Representative from Oregon; born on a farm in the old Belknap settlement near Monroe, Benton County, Oreg., May 5, 1864; attended the country schools and was…
