Ken Griffey Jr.Born: Nov. 21, 1969Baseball OF overall 1st pick of 1987 draft by Seattle; 10-time Gold Glove winner; 11-time All-Star; 1997 AL MVP; Mariners all-time leader in home runs and…
Cal Ripken Jr.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…
Roy Jones Jr.Born: Jan. 16, 1969Boxing robbed of gold medal at 1988 Olympics on a scoring error; still voted Outstanding Boxer of the Games; won IBF middleweight crown, beating Bernard…
John Presper Eckert, Jr. Born: 1919Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. ENIAC data translating device—Engineers Eckert and Mauchly invented ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator), the first…
JARVIS Leonard , a Representative from Maine; born in Boston, Mass., October 19,
1781; attended the common schools; was graduated from Harvard University in
1800; moved to Surry, Maine; sheriff of…
BOSWELL Leonard L. , a Representative from Iowa; born in Harrison County, Mo., January 10, 1934; graduated from Lamoni High School, Lamoni, Iowa, 1952; B.A., Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, 1969;…
Berry Gordy, Jr. record company founder and executiveBorn: 11/28/1929Birthplace: Detroit Gordy pursued a career as a boxer and served in the U.S. Army before returning to Detroit where he…
ACKERMAN Gary Leonard , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 19, 1942; graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1960; B.A., Queens…
Senate Years of Service: 1842-1843
Party: Democrat WILCOX Leonard , a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Hanover, N.H., January 29, 1799;
graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1817…
LEONARD George , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Norton, Mass., July 4, 1729; was
graduated from Harvard College in 1748; register of probate 1749-1783; studied law; was admitted
to…
Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
World's Most Corrupt Leaders & Politicians
Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030
The Best Movie Quotes of All Time!
Top 10 Biggest Waterfalls in the World (Tallest, Widest, & Most Volume!)
