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Cicely Tyson

Cicely TysonactressBorn: 12/19/1933Birthplace: New York City A former model, Tyson acted in Off-Broadway plays and won a role in the TV series East Side, West Side (1963–64). Her film credits include…

Cicely Tyson Biography

Cicely TysonactressBorn: 12/19/1933Birthplace: New York City A former model, Tyson acted in Off-Broadway plays and won a role in the TV series East Side, West Side (1963–64). Her film credits include…

The Congress of Women: Women in the Greek Drama

by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe The Nineteenth CenturyNeedlework as Taught in StockholmWomen in the Greek Drama Mrs. Julia Ward Howe is a native of New York City. She was born May 27, 1819. Her…

Plunkett and Macleane

Director:Jake Scott Writers:Robert Wade, Neal Purvis, and Charles McKeownUSA Films/Gramercy Pictures; 102 minutes; RRelease:10/99Cast:Jonny Miller, Robert Carlyle, Liv Tyler Loud, flamboyant…

Martin DIES, Congress, TX (1870-1922)

DIES Martin , a Representative from Texas; born in Jackson Parish, La., March 13, 1870; moved with his parents to Freestone County, Tex., in 1876; attended the common schools; admitted to the bar…

Cabinet Members Under W. H. Harrison

Secretary of State Daniel Webster, 1841Secretary of the Treasury Thomas Ewing, 1841Secretary of War John Bell, 1841Attorney General John J. Crittenden, 1841Postmaster General Francis Granger…

John Canfield SPENCER, Congress, NY (1788-1855)

SPENCER John Canfield , a Representative from New York; born in Hudson, N.Y., January 8, 1788; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1806; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…

Shania Twain Biography

Shania Twain (Eileen Regina Twain)country singerBorn: 8/28/1965Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Part of the Canadian influx that is flooding Nashville, Twain has sold more albums than any…

Earle Bradford MAYFIELD, Congress, TX (1881-1964)

Senate Years of Service: 1923-1929 Party: Democrat MAYFIELD Earle Bradford , a Senator from Texas; born in Overton, Rusk County, Tex., April 12, 1881; attended the public schools in eastern Texas…

Cabinet Members Under Polk

Secretary of State James Buchanan, 1845Secretary of the Treasury Robert J. Walker, 1845Secretary of War William L. Marcy, 1845Attorney General John Y. Mason, 1845Nathan Clifford, 1846Isaac…