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Biographies: 2012 People in the News

2012 People in the News See also 2011 People in the News 2010 People in the News 2009 People in the News 2008 People in the News 2007 People in the News 2006…

Erie, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Erie, city (2020 pop. 94,831), seat of Erie co., NW Pa., on Lake Erie; inc. as a city 1851. Pennsylvania's only port on the Great Lakes…

Perry Como

Perry ComosingerBorn: 5/18/1912Birthplace: Canonsburg, Pa. Grammy Award–winning crooner known for his laid-back personality and casual song delivery. The Perry Como Show was broadcast from…

Fred Perry

Fred PerryBorn: May 18, 1909British tennis player 3-time Wimbledon champ (1934-36); first player to win all four Grand Slam singles titles, though not in same year; last native to win All-…

Gaylord Perry

Gaylord PerryBorn: Sept. 15, 1938Baseball RHP was only pitcher to win a Cy Young Award in both leagues until 1999 when Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez joined him; retired in 1983 with 314-…

Miller, Perry

(Encyclopedia) Miller, Perry, 1905–63, U.S. historian, b. Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from the Univ. of Chicago in 1931 and taught at Harvard from 1931 until his death. A towering figure in the…

Katie Beatrice HALL, Congress, IN (1938)

HALL Katie Beatrice , a Representative from Indiana; born Katie Beatrice Green in Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Miss., April 3, 1938; attended public schools of Mound Bayou, Miss.; B.S., Mississippi…