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John P. Henebry Biography

pilotDied: Sept. 30, 2007 (Evanston, Illinois) Best Known as: pilot of low-level bombing missions Innovative combat pilot who played a leading role in Army…

Thomas P. Whitney Biography

Russian translatorDied: Dec. 2, 2007 (Manhattan, New York) Best Known as: former diplomat, writer, and Russian translator A former diplomat and writer on…

Evelyn P. Davis Biography

Evelyn P. Davis television executive As vice president of the Children's Television Workshop, Davis brought Sesame Street to the attention of viewers in poor, urban areas. She was also a…

Collis P. Huntington Biography

Collis P. Huntingtonrailroad executiveBorn: 10/22/1821Birthplace: Harwinton, Conn. Like his future partner, Mark Hopkins, Huntington moved his mercantile business west to capitalize on the…

Levi P. Morton Biography

Levi P. Mortonbanker, political figureBorn: 5/16/1824Birthplace: Shoreham, Vt. Having built a small fortune working in a country store in Hanover, New Hampshire, he went on to become a…

Walter P. Paepcke Biography

Walter P. Paepckeentrepreneur, philanthropistBorn: 1897Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. An industrialist who is largely credited with having turned Aspen, Colorado into a cultural mecca and winter…

Brewer's: O. P. Riot

(Old Price Riot). When the new Covent Garden theatre was opened in 1809, the charges of admission were increased, but night after night for three months a throng crowded the pit, shouting…

Frank P. Bibas Biography

Frank P. Bibasradio, television, and film producerBorn: ?Birthplace: New York City During his career he produced some 3,000 commercials on television and radio for products ranging from Ajax cleanser…

William Henson WALLACE, Congress, WA (1811-1879)

WALLACE William Henson , a Delegate from the Territories of Washington and Idaho; born in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, July 19, 1811; attended the common schools of Indiana; studied law; was admitted…