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Julia Ward Howe Biography
Julia Ward Howe social reformer, writerBorn: 5/27/1819Birthplace: New York, N.Y. Julia Ward was born into a prosperous family and was educated privately. She married Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe…Saddam Hussein Biography
Saddam HusseinIraqi political leaderBorn: 4/28/1937Birthplace: Tikrit, Iraq Hussein was raised in the farming village of Tikrit by his widowed mother. He joined the Ba'ath Socialist party in…Barbara Charline Jordan Biography
Barbara Charline Jordanpolitician and educatorBorn: 1936Birthplace: Houston, Tex. Jordan received a B.A. in political science and history from Texas Southern University in 1956 and earned a…Donna Karan Biography
Donna Karan(Donna Faske)fashion designer, business executiveBorn: 10/2/1948Birthplace: Forest Hills, N.Y. Known as the queen of Seventh Avenue, Donna Karan is the owner and chief designer of…Kennedy, John F., Jr. Biography
Kennedy, John F., Jr. publisherBirthplace: Washington, D.C.Born: 1960 Click here for full length biography. Died: 1999 Kennedy, George K Kennedy, Joseph P.Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Biography
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedypresident's motherBorn: July 22, 1890Birthplace: Boston, Mass. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy was the oldest of six children born to Josephine Hannon and John “Honey Fitz”…S. S. Kresge Biography
S. S. Kresge(Sebastian Spering Kresge) merchant, philanthropistBorn: 7/31/1867Birthplace: Bald Mount, Pa. With a newly minted business degree in hand, Kresge worked as a traveling tinware…Alain Locke Biography
Alain Lockewriter, educatorBorn: 1886Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. In addition to his long list of academic honors, Locke is credited with helping to initiate and propel the Harlem Renaissance.…Maria Mitchell Biography
Maria Mitchell astronomerBorn: 1818 Maria Mitchell, the nation's first professional woman astronomer, grew up on the Massachusetts whaling island of Nantucket, where ships steered by movement…Huey Newton Biography
Huey NewtonBlack activist Born: 1942Birthplace: Monroe, La. Newton, with Bobby Seale, founded the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. Illiterate when he graduated from high school, Newton taught…Trending
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