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Julie Walters Biography

Julie WaltersactressBorn: 2/22/1950Birthplace: Birmingham, England Walters left nursing to pursue an acting career. She got her start singing, dancing, and acting in several British stage…

Van HILLEARY, Congress, TN (1959)

HILLEARY Van , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Dayton, Rhea County, Tenn., June 20, 1959; graduated from Rhea County High School, Dayton, Tenn.; B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville,…

Peter Ware Higgs

Peter Higgs is a theoretical physicist who in 1964 published the idea that subatomic particles gained mass by way of an as-yet-undiscovered particle (or field) that has since been called the Higgs…

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan was the dominant basketball player of the 1990s. He won the NBA's Most Valuable Player award five times, and six times led the Chicago Bulls to the league championship. A 6'6" guard…

William Jay SMITH, Congress, TN (1823-1913)

SMITH William Jay , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Birmingham, England, September 24, 1823; immigrated to the United States and settled in Orange County, N.Y.; attended the common…

Colin Powell Biography

Colin Powellformer Secretary of State, retired generalBorn: April 5, 1937Birthplace: New York, New York Powell's parents, Luther and Maud Powell, were Jamaican immigrants who lived in the…

Condoleezza Rice Biography

Condoleezza RiceSecretary of State, professor, diplomatBorn: 11/14/1954Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama Rice became President George W. Bush's second Secretary of State in January 2005,…