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Yellapragada SubbaRow Biography

Yellapragada SubbaRowbiochemistBorn: 1/12/1895Birthplace: Bhimavaram, India The young Yellapragada SubbaRow flunked out of two high schools in India until the death of his father caused him…

Amadeo Peter Giannini Biography

Amadeo Peter GianninibankerBorn: 5/6/1870Birthplace: San Jose, Calif. Leaving school at age 13, he worked for 18 years in his step-father's produce business before becoming a partner and…

Lucius Nathan LITTAUER, Congress, NY (1859-1944)

LITTAUER Lucius Nathan , a Representative from New York; born in Gloversville, Fulton County, N.Y., January 20, 1859; moved with his parents to New York City in 1865; attended the Charlier…

Sue W. KELLY, Congress, NY (1936)

KELLY Sue W. , a Representative from New York; born in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, September 26, 1936; graduated from Lima Central High School, Lima, Ohio; B.A., Denison University, Granville, Ohio…

Wendell Richard ANDERSON, Congress, MN (1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1976-1978 Party: Democrat ANDERSON Wendell Richard , a Senator from Minnesota; born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 1, 1933; educated in the public schools of…

Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson was a casino tycoon and one of the world's richest men when he died in 2021. Sheldon Adelson was a self-made billionaire who grew up in a poor neighborhood of Boston, the son of…

100 Years Young

Centenarians have the last word According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 37,306 centenarians in 1990. As advancements in technology and medical research have skyrocketed, so have life…

Kahn, Louis Isadore

(Encyclopedia) Kahn, Louis IsadoreKahn, Louis Isadoreĭzˈədôrˌ [key]Kahn, Louis Isadore, kän [key], 1901–74, American architect, b. Estonia. He and his family moved to Philadelphia in 1905, and he…

John Davison Rockefeller Biography

John Davison Rockefellerindustrialist, philanthropistBorn: 7/8/1839Birthplace: Richford, N.Y. An American business icon, Rockefeller made his first business transaction at age 12. His…