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Willye B. White Biography
athlete and health administratorBorn: Dec. 31, 1939Birthplace: Money, Miss.Died: Feb. 6, 2007 (Chicago) The first American track and field athlete to…Susan B. Anthony Biography
Susan B. Anthony activistBorn: 2/15/1820 Born in Adams, Massachusetts, Susan Anthony was a nearly 70-year veteran in the fight for women's rights. She began organizing for equal pay as a…Harry B. Helmsley Biography
Harry B. HelmsleyAge: 87 billionaire New York real estate broker and investor. Died: Jan. 4, 1997.Franklin Heller1997 DeathsCamille HenryCheddi B. Jagan Biography
Cheddi B. JaganAge: 78 prominent Caribbean political leader. Led Guyana to independence. Died: March 6, 1997.Richard Jaeckel1997 DeathsDennis JamesSaul B. Marantz Biography
Saul B. MarantzAge: 85 pioneer in developing high-fidelity audio components. He was also a classical guitarist, photographer, graphics designer, and collector of Chinese and Japanese art.…John B. Pendleton Biography
John B. PendletonlithographerBorn: 1798Birthplace: New York City Recognized as the first practioner of lithography in the U.S., Pendleton learned his technique in France during his trip there…Vernon B. Stouffer Biography
Vernon B. Stouffer food industry executiveBorn: 1901Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Having ventured east to study business at Wharton, he returned home to Cleveland to open his first restaurant.…B. J. Habibie Biography
B. J. Habibie(Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie)Indonesian political leaderBorn: 6/25/1936Birthplace: Pare-Pare, Indonesia Trained as an aeronautical engineer, Habibie worked as a vice president and…Gertrude B. Elion Biography
Gertrude B. ElionAge: 81 pioneer in drug research who shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1988. She developed drugs for many conditions, including leukemia, malaria, and AIDS…Brewer's: M. B. Waistcoat
A clerical cassock waistcoat was so called (about 1830) when first introduced by the High Church party. M. B. means “mark of the beast.” “He smiled at the folly which stigmatised an M.B. `waistcoat…