Rosa ParksAge: 92 a black seamstress who in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger. Martin Luther King heard about Parks's brave…
Steven Seagal
actor, stunt choreographer, producerBorn: 4/10/1952Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan
While working as an English teacher and writer in Japan, Seagal studied martial arts and later…
Thelonious Monkjazz pianist, composer, arrangerBorn: 10/10/1917Birthplace: Rocky Mount, North Carolina Jazz pianist, composer, and arranger known for his influence on avant-garde jazz and…
Stevie Wonder(Steveland Morris)singer, composer, producerBorn: 5/13/1950Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan Grammy Award-winning singer, composer, producer, arranger, and instrumentalist known for his…
writerBorn: February 12, 1963Birthplace: Columbus, OhioBest Known as: an award-winning author of young adult fiction Jacqueline Woodson is an award-winning author…
ROBERTS Robert Whyte , a Representative from Mississippi;
born in Kent County, Del., November 28, 1784;
received a liberal education;
studied law;
was admitted to the bar;
shortly after…
Matthew ModineactorBorn: 3/22/1959Birthplace: Loma Linda, California Modine first broke into movies in 1983 with three films (Baby, It's You; Private School; Streamers) and then distinguished…
