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John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. Biography

John Davison Rockefeller, Jr.philanthropistBorn: 1/29/1874Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Following in his father's philanthropic footsteps, Rockefeller spent his life giving away the vast…

Stephen Marlowe Biography

fiction novelistDied: February 22, 2008 (Williamsburg, Virginia) Best Known as: popular novelist best known for his international detective thrillers…

John Hinckley, Jr.

John Hinckley, Jr. shot U.S. president Ronald Reagan on 30 March 1981, as Reagan left a Washington (D.C.) Hilton Hotel after making a speech. President Reagan was severely wounded, as were his press…

Francis Lightfoot LEE, Congress, VA (1734-1797)

LEE, Francis Lightfoot, (brother of Arthur Lee and Richard Henry Lee), a Delegate from Virginia; born at “Stratford,“ in Westmoreland County, Va., October 14, 1734; pursued classical studies…

Performing Arts Timeline

534 B.C.Thespis wins the first public contest for tragic poets in Greece, and the term thespian derives from his name. He also introduces masks, which become a staple of Greek and Roman…