Chuck D(Carlton Ridenhour)musicianBorn: 8/1/1960Birthplace: Long Island, New York Trailblazing rap musician whose group, Public Enemy, soared to the top of the charts and won critical…
Igor I. Sikorsky
Born: 1889
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Helicopter controls—Sikorsky's patents covered control and stability improvements. The single rotor helicopter developed by Sikorsky…
William Bradford ShockleyBorn: 1910Birthplace: London, England Transistor—Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain shared the 1956 Nobel Prize for Physics for the invention of the transistor. The…
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Matthew (Mack) RobinsonAge: 88 silver medallist in the 200-meter race at the 1936 Summer Games and older brother of baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson; lost 200m to Jesse Owens in Berlin…
Doc Cheatham jazz trumpeter Though Cheatham didn't enjoy fame until he was in his 70s, he is remembered as one of jazz's best-known figures. He was a sideman in several big bands in the…
Harold NicholsAge: 79 a national champion wrestler who became one of the sport's most respected coaches; retired following the 1984–85 season; at Iowa St., where he coached for 32 years, he…
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Julie ChristieactressBorn: 4/14/1941Birthplace: Chukua, Assam, India Academy Award-winning actress (Darling, 1965) who was a leading star of the 1960s and 1970s. Her films include Dr. Zhivago (1965…
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