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Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Books Under Fire
Banned Books Week calls attention to the most challenged and banned books in the U.S. by Borgna Brunner More information on Banned Books Week American Library…Spillane, Mickey
(Encyclopedia) Spillane, Mickey (Frank Morrison Spillane), 1918–2006, American mystery writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. After contributing stories to comic books and pulp magazines, Spillane wrote his first…Seghers, Hercules
(Encyclopedia) Seghers or Segers, Hercules PieterszSeghers or Segers, Hercules Pieterszhĕrˈküləs pēˈtərs sāˈgərs [key], c.1589–c.1638, Dutch landscape painter and etcher, b. Haarlem. Seghers's work…Clinton, George
(Encyclopedia) Clinton, George, 1941- , American singer, songwriter, producer, and bandleader, b. Kannapolis, N.C. Although born in North Carolina…Bogan, Louise
(Encyclopedia) Bogan, LouiseBogan, Louisebōˈgən [key], 1897–1970, American poet and critic, b. Livermore, Maine. She spent much of her life in New York City and was for many years poetry editor for…Col. Eileen Marie Collins, 1999 News
42, decorated Air Force pilot, became the first woman to command a space shuttle mission when Columbia was launched into orbit in July. She had participated in two earlier shuttle missions,…Lieut. Col. Eileen Collins, 1998 News
of the Air Force will be the first woman in the U.S. to command a space shuttle mission when Columbia launches in July 1999. She already has the distinction of being the first female space…Collin Clark PETERSON, Congress, MN (1944)
PETERSON Collin Clark , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Fargo, Cass County, N.D., June 29, 1944; B.A., Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minn., 1966; United States Army National Guard,…Barbara-Rose COLLINS, Congress, MI (1939)
COLLINS Barbara-Rose , a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Mich., April 13, 1939; graduated from public schools and attended Wayne State University; member, Detroit Region I public…