The Question: What did Henry Blair invent? The Answer: According to Maryland's African-American Heritage Web Site, Henry Blair actually received two U.S…
The largest ship built by Henry VIII. It carried 72 guns, 700 men, and was 1,000 tons burthen. (See Great Harry.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Hephæs'…
Henry Francis du Pontbusinessman, museum founderBorn: 1880Birthplace: Winterthur, Del. Armed with his Harvard B.A. he became a director of the family's chemical business, E. I. du Pont de…
(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Henry Benedict Maria Clement, known as Cardinal York, 1725–1807, claimant to the British throne, b. Rome. Second son of James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old…
Henry QuadracciAge: 66 entrepreneur who built his small business, Quad/Graphics, into a printing empire that posted sales of $2 billion a year. The company printed such publications as Time…
Henry Hamptonproducer Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker of the critically acclaimed Eyes on the Prize, which chronicled the Civil Rights movementBorn: 1940Died: 1998Darrell HalloranG…
(Encyclopedia) Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry, 1836–1908, British statesman. Entering Parliament (1868) as a Liberal, he served as secretary to the admiralty (1882–84), secretary of state for Ireland…
(Encyclopedia) Craig, Sir James Henry, 1748–1812, British soldier, governor of Canada (1807–11), b. Gibraltar. He served in the British army from 1763, fighting in the American Revolution and later…
(Encyclopedia) Dale, Sir Henry Hallett, 1875–1968, English scientist. For his study of acetylcholine as agent in the chemical transmission of nerve impulses he shared with Otto Loewi the 1936 Nobel…
Henry BrownAge: 93 chemist who discovered that sulfurous organic compounds served as brightening agents to help chrome retain its shininess.Died: Palo Alto, Calif., March 15, 2001 Caro…
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