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Lieut. Col. Eileen Collins, 1998 News

of the Air Force will be the first woman in the U.S. to command a space shuttle mission when Columbia launches in July 1999. She already has the distinction of being the first female space…

Barbara-Rose COLLINS, Congress, MI (1939)

COLLINS Barbara-Rose , a Representative from Michigan; born in Detroit, Mich., April 13, 1939; graduated from public schools and attended Wayne State University; member, Detroit Region I public…

Ela COLLINS, Congress, NY (1786-1848)

COLLINS Ela , a Representative from New York; born in Meriden, Conn., February 14, 1786; attended Clinton Academy; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lowville, N.Y…

John COLLINS, Congress, RI (1717-1795)

COLLINS, John, a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., June 8, 1717; member of the committee sent by the general assembly in September 1776 to inform General Washington of the…

Susan Margaret COLLINS, Congress, ME (1952)

Senate Years of Service: 1997- Party: Republican COLLINS Susan Margaret , a Senator from Maine; born in Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, December 7, 1952; graduated from St. Lawrence University,…

William COLLINS, Congress, NY (1818-1878)

COLLINS William , a Representative from New York; born in Lowville, Lewis County, N.Y., February 22, 1818; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lowville; district…

Collin Clark PETERSON, Congress, MN (1944)

PETERSON Collin Clark , a Representative from Minnesota; born in Fargo, Cass County, N.D., June 29, 1944; B.A., Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minn., 1966; United States Army National Guard,…

Clinton, George

(Encyclopedia) Clinton, George, 1941- , American singer, songwriter, producer, and bandleader, b. Kannapolis, N.C. Although born in North Carolina…

Seghers, Hercules

(Encyclopedia) Seghers or Segers, Hercules PieterszSeghers or Segers, Hercules Pieterszhĕrˈküləs pēˈtərs sāˈgərs [key], c.1589–c.1638, Dutch landscape painter and etcher, b. Haarlem. Seghers's work…

Spillane, Mickey

(Encyclopedia) Spillane, Mickey (Frank Morrison Spillane), 1918–2006, American mystery writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. After contributing stories to comic books and pulp magazines, Spillane wrote his first…