Born: May 6, 1931Baseball OF nicknamed the “Say Hey Kid”; led NL in HRs and stolen bases 4 times each; 2-time MVP (1954,65) with NY-SF Giants; Hall of Famer who played in 24 All-Star Games, earning…
Born: Jan. 10, 1938Baseball 1B led NL in HRs 3 times and RBI twice; MVP in 1969 with SF; 521 career HRs; indicted for tax evasion in July 1995, pled guilty; “McCovey Cove,” the bay outside the…
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…
The Big Read
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) compiled a list of the most popular novels in England. The kidsâ titles ranged from classics to Harry Potter, from Dickens to Dahl. Check…
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…
Senate Years of Service: 1861-1867Party: DemocratNESMITH, James Willis, (cousin of Joseph Gardner Wilson & grandfather of Clifton Nesmith McArthur), a Senator and a Representative from…
WILLIS, Francis, a Representative from Georgia; born in Frederick County, Va., January 5, 1745; received a liberal education; served as captain and colonel in the Revolutionary War in 1777 and…
Senate Years of Service: 1941-1947Party: RepublicanWILLIS, Raymond Eugene, a Senator from Indiana; born in Waterloo, De Kalb County, Ind., August 11, 1875; attended the public schools and…
