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Henry W. Kendall Biography

Henry W. KendallAge: 72 Nobel-winning physicist who helped discover that protons and neutrons, formerly thought to be the basic building blocks of matter, are made up of quarks. Firmly…

W. C. Fields Biography

W. C. Fields(William Claude Dukenfield)comic actorBorn: 1/29/1880Birthplace: Philadelphia Comic stage, film, and radio actor best known for his raspy voice, bulbous nose, and portrayals of…

W. H. Auden Biography

W. H. Auden(Wynstan Hugh Auden)poet, dramatistBorn: 2/21/1907Birthplace: York, England Considered the poet of the British left for confronting the social problems of pre-WWII Britain, Auden…

W. Somerset Maugham Biography

W. Somerset Maugham(William Somerset Maugham)novelist, playwright, and short story writerBorn: 1/25/1874Birthplace: Paris, France Although he was most well known as an author, W. Somerset…

W. D. Edmonds Biography

W. D. Edmonds(Walter Dumaux Edmonds)writerBorn: 7/15/1903Birthplace: Boonville, New York He won a Newbury Medal for his book The Matchlock Gun (1969) and a National Book Award for Bert Breen'…

Robert W. Sarnoff Biography

Robert W. Sarnoffmedia executiveBorn: 7/2/1918Birthplace: New York City Son of David Sarnoff, a pioneer in radio and television who had organized NBC in 1926, Robert W. Sarnoff was groomed to…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 2, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 1, 1805August 3, 1805August 2, 1805 August 2nd 1805. We resumed our march this morning at sunrise the weather was fair and wind from N. W…

Norris H. COTTON, Congress, NH (1900-1989)

Senate Years of Service: 1954-1974; 1975-1975 Party: Republican; Republican COTTON Norris H. , a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born on a farm in Warren, Grafton County, N.H., May…