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Sam Phillips 2003 Deaths

Sam PhillipsAge: 80 legendary record producer whose Sun Records in Memphis launched the careers of Elvis Presley, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins, and…

Lemuel JENKINS, Congress, NY (1789-1862)

JENKINS Lemuel , a Representative from New York; born in Bloomingburg, Sullivan County, N.Y., October 20, 1789; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the Sullivan County…

Mitchell JENKINS, Congress, PA (1896-1977)

JENKINS Mitchell , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pa., January 24, 1896; attended the Kingston public schools and the Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa.; was…

Robert JENKINS, Congress, PA (1769-1848)

JENKINS Robert , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Windsor Forges, Lancaster County, Pa., July 10, 1769; attended the common schools and the select school of Dr. Robert Smith of Pequea…

Timothy JENKINS, Congress, NY (1799-1859)

JENKINS Timothy , a Representative from New York; born in Barre, Worcester County, Mass., January 29, 1799; located in Washington County, N.Y., in 1817; pursued an academic course; studied law;…

William Lewis JENKINS, Congress, TN (1936)

JENKINS William Lewis , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 29, 1936; graduated from Rogersville High School, Rogersville, Tenn., 1954; B.B.A.,…

Jenkin WHITESIDE, Congress, TN (1772-1822)

Senate Years of Service: 1809-1811 Party: Democratic Republican WHITESIDE Jenkin , a Senator from Tennessee; born in Lancaster, Pa., in 1772; pursued preparatory studies; studied law and was…

Charles B. Wang Biography

Charles B. Wangcomputer software entrepreneurBorn: 1944Birthplace: Shanghai, China When he was 8 years old, Wang's family moved to New York City. Graduating from Queens College with a B.S. in…

Gertrude B. Elion Biography

Gertrude B. ElionAge: 81 pioneer in drug research who shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1988. She developed drugs for many conditions, including leukemia, malaria, and AIDS…

John B. Pendleton Biography

John B. PendletonlithographerBorn: 1798Birthplace: New York City Recognized as the first practioner of lithography in the U.S., Pendleton learned his technique in France during his trip there…