Senate Years of Service: 1851-1861Party: DemocratMALLORY, Stephen Russell, (father of Stephen Russell Mallory [1848-1907]), a Senator from Florida; born in Trinidad, West Indies, about 1813;…
Arnold O. BeckmanAge: 104 scientist who invented several user-friendly scientific devices, including a tool to measure acidity and alkalinity and the quartz spectrophotometer, an instrument…
(Encyclopedia) Young, John Russell, 1840–99, American journalist, b. Ireland. He started his newspaper career with the Philadelphia Press and by 1862 was its managing editor. From 1866 to 1869 he was…
Norman O. BrownAge: 89 philosopher and critic who analyzed history, drawing on theories by such disparate figures as Freud and Marx, to produce scholarly and often mystical works that…
O. S. “Ozzie” Williamsaeronautical engineerBorn: 1921 After earning a B.S. and an M.S. in aeronautical engineering, O. S. “Ozzie” Williams became the first African American hired by Republic…
Emory O. Cunningham 78: publisher whose Southern Living magazine helped reinvent the image of the South. Frustrated that the region was stereotyped as an area mired in poverty and racism,…
(Encyclopedia) Simpson, O. J. (Orenthal James Simpson), 1947–, American football player, b. San Francisco. As a running back for the Univ. of Southern California, he won the Heisman Trophy as the…
(Encyclopedia) Milne, David, 1882–1953, Canadian painter, b. Ontario. He grew up in Canada and came to the United States in 1903, living for 13 years in New York City, where he studied at the Art…
Lynne RussellTV news anchor Russell attended the University of Colorado, where she majored in nursing. In 1971 she became program director and host of an interview show at WKAT-TV in Miami.…
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