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Wallace Stevens

Now considered one of the great modernist poets, Wallace Stevens didn't receive many literary honors until late in life: He was over 70 when he won the National Book Award twice (1950 and 1954) and…

Keith Funston Biography

Keith Funston(George Keith Funston) business executive, college president Born: 1910Birthplace: Waterloo, Iowa After graduating from Trinity College (Hartford, Connecticut), and Harvard…

Katharine Hepburn Biography

Katharine HepburnactressBorn: 5/12/1907Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut Academy Award-winning film, stage and television actress whose career spans nearly 70 years. Spencer Tracy was Hepburn's…

Richard Burton

Burton, Richard[1861-1940](3)Born at Hartford, Connecticut, March 14, 1859 [sic]. Received the degree of A.B. from Trinity College in 1883 and of Ph.D. from John Hopkins University in 1888…

Eriq La Salle Biography

Eriq La Salleactor, directorBorn: 7/23/1962Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut La Salle was working on projects on and Off Broadway even before he graduated with a degree in theater arts from…

Eriq La Salle

Eriq La Salleactor, directorBorn: 7/23/1962Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut La Salle was working on projects on and Off Broadway even before he graduated with a degree in theater arts from…

Joseph Roswell HAWLEY, Congress, CT (1826-1905)

Senate Years of Service: 1881-1905 Party: Republican HAWLEY Joseph Roswell , a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Stewartsville, Richmond County, N.C., October 31, 1826;…

The White House's First Car

The Question: Who was the president when the White House got its first car? The Answer: For the answer to this question, we turned to Michael L. Bromley…

Ralph Nader

Consumer advocate and presidential hopeful by Beth Rowen Nader is opposed to big insurance companies, "corporate welfare," and the "dangerous convergence of corporate and government…

Connecticut

Connecticut State Information Capital: Hartford Official Name: Connecticut Organized as colony: 1636 Entered Union (rank): January 9, 1788 (5th state) Present constitution adopted: 1965 State…