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Edward Brennan Biography

businessmanDied: December 27, 2007 (Burr Ridge, Illinois) Best Known as: former chairman and CEO of Sears Edward Brennan was the chairman and chief…

Keith Haring

Keith Haring was a New York artist who in the 1980s went from public drawings in the subway to international exhibitions and celebrity status as a friend of Madonna and Andy Warhol. Haring grew up…

Dan FRISA, Congress, NY (1955)

FRISA Dan , a Representative from New York; born in Queens, N.Y., April 27, 1955; attended East Meadow Public schools; B.S., St. Johns University; served in the New York State Assembly, 1985-…

Barcode Firsts

The Question: What product was the first to be purchased by scanning its barcode? The Answer: The first step toward today's bar codes and bar…

Oren Sturman COPELAND, Congress, NE (1887-1958)

COPELAND Oren Sturman , a Representative from Nebraska; born on a farm near Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak., March 16, 1887; moved with his parents to Pender, Nebr., in 1891; attended the public…

Miles ROSS, Congress, NJ (1827-1903)

ROSS Miles , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Raritan Township, Middlesex County, N.J., April 30, 1827; received a practical English training; engaged with his father in the…

William Henry RYAN, Congress, NY (1860-1939)

RYAN William Henry , a Representative from New York; born in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Mass., May 10, 1860; moved to Buffalo, N.Y., with his parents in 1866; attended the grade and high schools…