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Minoru Yamasaki

Minoru Yamasaki is the architect who designed Manhattan's World Trade Center. A native of Seattle, Washington and the son of Japanese immigrants, Yamasaki worked his way through college, studying…

Judy Blume

Novelist Judy Blume's books for young readers include Blubber, Freckle Juice and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. A native of New Jersey and a 1961 graduate of New York University, her first…

Daniel Dae Kim Biography

Korean American actorBorn: August 4, 1968Birthplace: Pusan, South Korea Born in Korea, Daniel Dae Kim moved to the United States with his family when he was only two…

Jared Kushner

Jared Kushner is a real estate developer and newspaper owner who became nationally famous as a top adviser to his father-in-law, President Donald Trump. Jared Kushner is a graduate of Harvard…

Martha ROBY, Congress, AL (1976)

ROBY Martha , a Representative from Alabama; born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., July 27, 1976; B.M., New York University, New York, N. Y., 1998; J.D., Samford University, Birmingham, Ala…

Debra Messing

Debra Messing is a leading lady of television comedy, a tall, long-maned brunette who won an Emmy during her long run on the TV sitcom Will & Grace. Raised in Rhode Island, Messing has been on…

Mary-Kate Olsen

Mary-Kate Olsen and her twin sister Ashley Olsen are two of the most successful child stars in television history. Their shared role on the TV show Full House (1987-95), where they played the…

The Olsen Twins

The Olsen Twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley, have been on TV since infancy, when they began sharing the role of the baby Michelle on the syndicated comedy Full House (1987-95). Fraternal twins who look…

Jonas Salk

Jonas Salk became a medical hero in 1955 for developing a vaccine that helped conquer polio. Salk grew up in New York City and earned a medical degree in 1939 from New York University. He then…

Yolanda King Biography

social activistDied: May 15, 2007 (Santa Monica, California) Best Known as: eldest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. A social activist, motivational…