VAUGHAN William Wirt , a Representative from Tennessee;
born in LaGuardo (now Martha), Wilson County, Tenn., July 2, 1831;
attended the common schools and was graduated from Cumberland University…
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After serving in France under Henry of…
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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…
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…
Salma Hayek
actressBorn: 9/2/1966Birthplace: Coatzacoalcos, Mexico
Actress who left a blooming career in her native Mexico to conquer Hollywood, and has become perhaps the best-known Mexican-…
Eva Marie SaintactressBorn: 7/4/1924Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Saint's film career was launched with her remarkable performance as Marlon Brando's girlfriend in On the Waterfront (1954), for…
Isamu Noguchi sculptorBorn: 1904 Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif. Born to Japanese poet Yonejiro Noguchi and American writer Leonie Gilmour, Noguchi was born in the U.S. (a Nisei), but was…
MARCHANT, Henry, a Delegate from Rhode Island; born at Marthas Vineyard, Mass., April 9, 1741; attended school in Newport, R.I., where his father had moved, and was graduated from Philadelphia…
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