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Thomas Edward WATSON, Congress, GA (1856-1922)

Senate Years of Service: 1921-1922 Party: Democrat WATSON Thomas Edward , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Columbia County, near Thomson, Ga., September 5, 1856; attended the…

Walter Allen WATSON, Congress, VA (1867-1919)

WATSON Walter Allen , a Representative from Virginia; born in Nottoway County, Va., November 25, 1867; attended ``old field'' school, and was graduated from Hampden-Sidney College, Virginia, in…

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Selected Biographies A to ZA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by…

Harry Potter, Cast at Last

A young actor gets ready to enroll in Hogwarts by Holly Hartman This article was posted on January 20, 2000. (L to R) Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, and Rupert Grint will star as Hermione,…

Breaking the Waves

Director/Writer: Lars von Trier Director of Photography: Robby Müller Editor: Anders Refn Music: Ray Williams Production Designer: Karl Juliusson Producers: Vibeke…

The Boxer

Director: Jim SheridanWriters: Jim Sheridan and Terry GeorgeDirector of Photography:Chris MengesEditor:Gerry HamblingMusic:Gavin Friday and Maurice SeezerProduction Designer:Brian…

Francis Crick

Name at birth: Francis Harry Compton CrickFrancis Crick was 35 when he began working with fellow scientist James Watson to discover the makeup of DNA, the genetic code of life. In 1953 they came up…

Alexander Graham Bell

Name at birth: Alexander BellAlexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, simple as that. Born and educated in Scotland, he was the son of Alexander Melville Bell, who was the inventor of "visible…

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Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin's X-ray studies of molecules played a crucial role in the 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA. Rosalind Franklin was born and raised in London, and received both a B.A. (1941)…