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George Gervin Biography
George GervinBorn: April 27, 1952Basketball G/F joined the ABA in 1972 and came to the NBA with San Antonio in 1976; a five-time NBA all-star; led the league in scoring four times; scored 26,…George Westinghouse Biography
George Westinghouse Born: 1846Birthplace: Central Bridge, N.Y. Steam-power brake devices—Westinghouse invented a system of railroad brakes that would centralize control in the hands of the…George R. Stibitz
George R. StibitzBorn: 1904Birthplace: York, Pa. Complex computer—Stibitz is internationally recognized as the father of the modern digital computer. In 1939 Stibitz helped design the Model I complex…George H. Babcock
George H. BabcockBorn: 1832 Water tube steam boiler—Thomas Edison once proclaimed it to be “…the best boiler God has permitted man yet to make.” Even today, nearly half of the electricity…George Bush Biography
George BushBorn: June 12, 192441st President of U.S. (1989-93) and avid sportsman played 1B on 1947 and '48 Yale baseball teams that placed 2nd in College World Series; captain of 1948 team.…George Stevens Biography
George Stevens directorBorn: 12/18/1904Birthplace: Oakland, California Leading film director of the 1930s and 1940s known for movie standards such as Swing Time (1936), Gunga Din (1939), and…George Abbott Biography
George Abbottplaywright, actor, directorBorn: 6/25/1887Birthplace: Forestville, New York Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright, actor, director and producer, known as “Mr.…George Balanchine Biography
George Balanchine(Georgi Melitonovich Balanchivadze)choreographer, dancerBorn: 1/22/1904Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia Creative and experimental choreographer and dancer considered the…Anne, queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Anne, 1665–1714, queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–7), later queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1707–14), daughter of James II and Anne Hyde; successor to William III.…Rulers of England and Great Britain (table)
(Encyclopedia) Rulers of England and Great Britain(including dates of reign) Saxons and Danes Egbert, 802–39 Æthelwulf, son of Egbert, 839–58 Æthelbald, son of Æthelwulf, 858–60 Æthelbert,…