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John S. Service Biography
John S. ServiceAge: 89 State Department employee who was the first of the “old China hands” to be purged during the McCarthy era. He and others were accused of having roles in an alleged pro-…William S. Burroughs Biography
William S. Burroughs writer The controversial Beat Generation writer will be best remembered for his hip, yet slightly insane novel, Naked Lunch. In a book review, the New York Times said…S. I. Hayakawa Biography
S. I. Hayakawaformer U.S. SenatorBorn: 7/18/1906Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada Son of Japanese immigrant parents, Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa earned a B.A. in English from the University of…T. S. Eliot: Preludes, I
by T. S. Eliot III The winter evening settles down With smell of steaks in passageways. Six o'clock. The burnt-out ends of smoky days. And now a gusty shower wraps The grimy scraps Of…Poems of T. S. Eliot
by T. S. Eliot Poems To Jean Verdenal 1889-1915 Contents Gerontion Burbank with a Baedeker: Bleistein with a Cigar Sweeney Erect A Cooking Egg Le Directeur Mélange adultère de…Narinder S. Kapany Biography
Narinder S. KapanyphysicistBorn: ?Birthplace: India The “father of fiber optics,” Narinder Kapany grew up in Dehradun in northern India, where a teacher informed him that light only traveled…Harry S. Truman Biography
Harry S. TrumanBorn: 5/8/1884Birthplace: Lamar, Mo. Harry S. Truman was born on a farm near Lamar, Mo., on May 8, 1884. During World War I, he served in France as a captain with the 129th…George S. Patton, Jr.
Known as "Old Blood and Guts," George S. Patton, Jr. was one of the most colorful American generals of World War II. George Patton went to the Virginia Military Institute and then to West Point,…Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
Astronaut Guion Bluford became the first Black American in space when he flew on the space shuttle Challenger in 1983. Guion Bluford was a Air Force fighter pilot during the Vietnam War, flying 144…O. S. Ozzie Williams Biography
O. S. “Ozzie” Williamsaeronautical engineerBorn: 1921 After earning a B.S. and an M.S. in aeronautical engineering, O. S. “Ozzie” Williams became the first African American hired by Republic…Trending
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