John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr.Age: 38 charismatic magazine editor and former lawyer who, born just three weeks after his father's election to the presidency, grew up in the spotlight and never…
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Age: 90 debonair actor, producer, and diplomat who starred in 75 films, including The Prisoner of Zenda and Gunga Din. The son of silent film legend Douglas Fairbanks,…
Art Wall Jr.Age: 77 golfer best remembered for remarkable comeback to win 1959 Masters; birdied five of his last six holes to close with a 66, passing Cary Middlecoff and defending champ…
Benjamin Davis, Jr.Age: 89 the first black U.S. Air Force general, who, during World War II, led the Tuskegee Airmen, the pioneering group of all-black fighter pilots. The success of the…
Howard E. Rollins, Jr.
actor
Born: 11/17/1950
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Rollins gained critical acclaim for his role as a young Black man in search of justice in the film Ragtime (…
Whitney M. Young, Jr.social reformerBorn: 7/31/1921Birthplace: Lincoln Ridge, Ky. As executive director of the National Urban League (1961–1971) Young focused on gaining equality for blacks…
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Born: 9/16/1950
Birthplace: Keyser, W.Va.
writer, critic, educator, activist
Gates has used his position as one of the country's preeminent Black scholars to promote…
Senate Years of Service: 1962-1973
Party: Republican JORDAN Leonard Beck (Len) , a Senator from Idaho; born in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah,
May 15, 1899; educated in the public schools of…
HILLEN Solomon Jr. , a Representative from Maryland;
born on the family estate, Hillen Road, near Baltimore, Md., July 10, 1810;
was graduated from Georgetown College;
studied law;
was admitted…
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