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Edward Furlong

Edward Furlong made his film debut as young John Connor in the 1991 blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day (directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger). Furlong fell into acting…

Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray is the ultra-peppy hostess whose 30 Minute Meals program on the Food Network made her one of the best-known cooks on TV. She is the host of the long-running syndicated TV talk show…

Clarence Birdseye

Clarence Birdseye developed a way to flash-freeze food in the 1920s and changed the way the world eats. Raised in Brooklyn, Birdseye was a determined young man with an interest in taxidermy and…

Reginald Lewis Biography

Reginald Lewisbusiness leaderBorn: 12/7/1942Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland Growing up in a middle class Baltimore neighborhood, Lewis won a football scholarship to Virginia State College (…

Arthur William ALESHIRE, Congress, OH (1900-1940)

ALESHIRE Arthur William , a Representative from Ohio; born near Luray, Page County, Va., February 15, 1900; attended the rural schools; moved to Clark County, Ohio, in 1912 with his parents, who…

John Ward HUNTER, Congress, NY (1807-1900)

HUNTER John Ward , a Representative from New York; born in Bedford (now a part of Brooklyn), N.Y., October 15, 1807; received a liberal schooling; clerk in a wholesale grocery store in New York…

Chauncey VIBBARD, Congress, NY (1811-1891)

VIBBARD Chauncey , a Representative from New York; born in Galway, Saratoga County, N.Y., November 11, 1811; attended the common schools and was graduated from Mott's Academy for Boys, Albany, N.Y…

Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

'Divide and Conquer' RepublicansA Letter From Forgotten People I got a letter last week from a young mother in Lorena, Texas, and I want to read a part of it to you. She writes, "Our…

Carl G. Fisher Biography

Carl G. FisherEntrepreneur, developer of racetracks, roadways, and resortsBorn: Jan. 12, 1874Birthplace: Greensburg, Indiana Carl Fisher grew up in Indianapolis. He quit school at age 12 to…