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Henry Viscardi, Jr. 2004 Deaths
Henry Viscardi, Jr.Age: 91 advocate for the disabled who, with the encouragement of Eleanor Roosevelt, created Abilities Inc., organization that helped the disabled find jobs. Viscardi, who…Philip Burke 2000 Deaths
Philip BurkeAge: 65 New York sports public relations executive in the 1960s who was a publicist at Columbia University and Roosevelt Raceway, then the nation's leading harness racing track,…Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr.
Stettinius, Edward Reilly, Jr. (stətinˈeəs) [key], 1900–1949, American statesman and industrialist, b. Chicago. He held (1926–34) several executive posts in the General Motors Corp., and in 1938 he…Booker T. Washington
Name at birth: Booker Taliaferro WashingtonBooker T. Washington was born a slave and deprived of any early education, yet he grew up to become America's leading Black educator at the start of the…Lillian Evanti
Madame Lillian Evanti was the performing name of Lillian Evans Tibbs, the first Black American coloratura soprano to sing for an organized opera company. Born in Washington, D.C., her father was a…Alben W. Barkley
Alben William Barkley was a Democrat who served as the vice president under U.S. President Harry S. Truman (1949-53). Raised in rural Kentucky at the end of the 19th century, Barkley studied law in…Thomas Nast
Illustrator Thomas Nast was America's first celebrity cartoonist, famous for helping to turn out New York's corrupt politicians and for creating persistent iconographic images of Santa Claus. Nast…Calvin Coolidge
Name at birth: John Calvin CoolidgeFamed for his taciturn New England attitude and no-nonsense approach to governance, Calvin Coolidge was president of the United States from 1923-1929. Born in…Changes in the Presidency
While historians have often noted the changes in the power of the presidency, other important aspects of the office have changed as well. These include how the President is selected, when the…Wives and Children of the Presidents
This table displays data about the spouses of U.S. Presidents, including the years of birth, death, and marriage, as well as the gender and number of children for each couple. See also The First…Trending
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