HALL, Lyman, a Delegate from Georgia; born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., April 12, 1724; was graduated from Yale College in 1747; studied theology for a short time and in 1749 began…
Eddie Arcaro
Born: Feb. 19, 1916
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2-time Triple Crown winner (Whirlaway in 1941, Citation in '48); he won Kentucky Derby 5 times, Preakness and Belmont 6 times each.
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(Encyclopedia) Elliott, Charles Loring, 1812–68, American painter, b. Scipio, Cayuga co., N.Y.; pupil of John Trumbull and John Quidor. His portraits number over 700. His principal works include the…
HALL John , a Representative from New York; born in Baltimore, Md., July 23,
1948; graduated from Notre Dame High School, Elmira, N.Y.; attended Notre Dame
University, Notre Dame, Ind., 1964-1965…
Sir Michael Edwardesbusiness executiveBorn: 1930Birthplace: South Africa After studying at Rhodes University, he began his career with the Chloride Group in Africa in 1951, becoming a…
Michael A. Spence scholar, economistBorn: 1943Birthplace: Montclair, N.J. A bi-coastal economist specializing in the study of dynamic competition and the economics of information, he taught…
Michael KennedyAge: 39 head of the nonprofit Citizens Energy Corp. and son of popular politician Robert Kennedy. He fell victim to the powerful family's fabled curse when he hit a tree in a…
The National Inventors Hall of Fame, established in 1973 and located in Akron, Ohio, honors the women and men responsible for the great technological advances that make human, social, and economic…
HALL Katie Beatrice , a Representative from Indiana; born Katie Beatrice Green in Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Miss., April 3, 1938; attended public schools of Mound Bayou, Miss.; B.S., Mississippi…
Michael HouserAge: 40 singer and guitarist of Widespread Panic, a Georgia-based jam band. He died of pancreatic cancer. Died: Athens, Ga., Aug. 10, 2002Billy Ray HobleyG - LHarlan Howard…
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