Search

Search results

Displaying 121 - 130

Jeptha Dudley NEW, Congress, IN (1830-1892)

NEW Jeptha Dudley , a Representative from Indiana; born in Vernon, Jennings County, Ind., November 28, 1830; was graduated from Vernon (Ind.) Academy and Bethany (W.Va.) College; studied law;…

John Paul II 2005 Deaths

John Paul II(Karol Józef Wojtyła)Age: 84 charismatic pope who was credited with hastening the fall of communism in Poland and in other Eastern bloc countries. He opposed war and the death…

I-M

Jovita IdarSamuel Elmer ImesTopa IncaIshiDaniel “Chappie” James, Jr.Mae C. JemisonGish Jen Thomas L. JenningsFrederick McKinley JonesBarbara Charline JordanPercy Lavon JulianJohanna July…

1903–1920

1903—Boston A.L. 5 (Jimmy Collins); Pittsburgh N.L. 3 (Fred Clarke). WP—Boston: Dinneen (2, 6, 8), Young (5, 7); Pittsburgh: Phillippe (1, 3, 4). LP—Boston: Young (1), Hughes (3), Dinneen (4…

3000-meter Steeplechase

3000-meter Steeplechase Find the Olympic gold-medal times for the men's 3000m steeplechase from 1900 to the present. Year Time Record1900 George Orton, CAN 7:34.4 1904 Jim Lightbody…

Father-Son and Father-Daughter Athletes

Athletes following in their fathers' footsteps When these former and current professional athletes go home to see dad this Father's Day—and start talking about sports—he'll know exactly what…

Morrison, Toni

(Encyclopedia) Morrison, Toni, 1931–2019, American writer, b. Lorain, Ohio, as Chloe Ardelia (later Anthony) Wofford; B.A. Howard Univ., 1953, M.F.A. Cornell, 1955. Her fiction is noted for its…

Asian American Writers

Maxine Hong KingstonBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports…