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Murray Burnett 1997 Deaths

Murray Burnettplaywright With June Alison, Burnett penned the play Everybody Comes to Rick's, which never made it to the stage but did find a home on the big screen as Casablanca. Burnett…

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. His two full terms ran from 1829 until 1837. A veteran of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson was popularly known…

John Peter RICHARDSON, Congress, SC (1801-1864)

RICHARDSON John Peter , a Representative from South Carolina; born at Hickory Hill, S.C., April 14, 1801; was graduated from South Carolina College at Columbia in 1819; studied law; was admitted…

Ely Callaway 2001 Deaths

Ely CallawayAge: 82 golf visionary responsible for turning the Calloway Golf Co. into the world's biggest clubmaker and introducing the "Big Bertha" driver to weekend golfers; after a 30-year…

Henry Howard ROSS, Congress, NY (1790-1862)

ROSS Henry Howard , a Representative from New York; born in Essex, Essex County, N.Y., May 9, 1790; instructed by private tutors; was graduated from Columbia College, New York City, in 1808;…

George CARY, Congress, GA (1789-1843)

CARY George , a Representative from Georgia; born near Allens Fresh, Charles County, Md., August 7, 1789; received a classical education; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…

Kenneth Lamar HOLLAND, Congress, SC (1934)

HOLLAND Kenneth Lamar , a Representative from South Carolina; born in Hickory, Catawba County, N.C., November 24, 1934; attended the public schools of Gaffney, S.C.; A.B., University of South…

Benjamin Duke NABERS, Congress, MS (1812-1878)

NABERS Benjamin Duke , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., November 7, 1812; attended the common schools; moved to Hickory Flat, Miss.; engaged as a…

Bobby Seale

Name at birth: Robert George SealeBobby Seale co-founded the Black Panthers in 1966 with Huey P. Newton, in Oakland, California. Seale was originally from Texas, but had been living in Oakland since…

Thomas Beverley EVANS, Jr., Congress, DE (1931)

EVANS Thomas Beverley, Jr. , A Representative from Delaware; born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., November 5, 1931; attended the public schools of Old Hickory, Tenn., and Seaford, Del., 1936-…