Born: Aug. 24, 1960Baseball SS broke Lou Gehrig's major league Iron Man record of 2,130 consecutive games played on Sept. 6, 1995; record streak began on May 30, 1982 and ended Sept. 19, 1998 after…
Florence AnthonypoetBirthplace: Albany, Texas Born: 1947 Self-described as “1/2 Japanese, 1/8 Choctaw, 1/4 Black, and 1/16 Irish,” Ai grew up in Tucson, Arizona. Her poetry is often in the form of…
(Encyclopedia) Ivins, Molly (Mary Tyler Ivins), 1944–2007, U.S. journalist and political columnist, b. Monterey, Calif., B.A. Smith College, 1966, M.A. Columbia School of Journalism, 1967. A decided…
(Encyclopedia) Abbott and Costello Abbott and Costello kŏstĕlˈō [key], American comedy team of William Alexander “Bud” Abbott, 1895–1974, b. Asbury Park, N.J., and Lou…
(Encyclopedia) Wilbur, Ray Lyman, 1875–1949, American public official and educator, b. Boonesboro, Iowa, grad. Stanford (B.A., 1896; M.A., 1897) and Cooper Medical College, San Francisco, 1899. After…
actorBorn: 12/1/1951Birthplace: Rowayton, Connecticut A veteran actor, Williams's career spans 20 years and some 50 roles on the big and small screen. He burst onto the scene in the 1970s, scoring…
LONG, Clarence Dickinson, a Representative from Maryland; born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., December 11, 1908; B.A., Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pa., 1932; M.A.,…
U.S. congresswomanBorn: 1881Birthplace: Saco, Maine Edith Nourse married John J. Rogers, a successful lawyer in Lowell, Massachusetts. In 1912 her husband was elected to Congress and Rogers became…
