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Mae C. Jemison Biography

Mae C. Jemisonphysician, astronautBorn: 10/17/1956Birthplace: Decatur, Ala. Astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to enter space when she served on the crew of the…

Linus C. Pauling Biography

Linus C. Paulingscientist, activistBorn: 2/28/1901Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Although he earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry (1925), Linus Pauling's willingness and ability to cross…

Avery C. Alexander Biography

Avery C. AlexanderAge: 88 Baptist minister, former state representative, and longtime civil rights activist from New Orleans. His devotion to the fight against discrimination led to countless…

William C. Durant Biography

William C. DurantmanufacturerBorn: 12/8/1861Birthplace: Boston, Mass. He quit high school to begin work in his grandfather's Flint, Michigan, lumberyard. By 1885 he had organized the Flint…

Roberto C. Goizueta Biography

Roberto C. GoizuetaAge: 65 Cuban refugee who became chief executive of Coca-Cola Company, strengthening company's global dominance in field. Died: Oct. 18, 1997Kermit Goell1997 DeathsMoe…

Myra C. Selby Biography

Myra C. Selbyattorney, former state supreme court justiceBorn: 7/1/1955Birthplace: Saginaw, Mich. Selby served as an associate justice on the Indiana Supreme Court from Jan. 1995 to Oct. 1999…

J. C. Watts Biography

J. C. WattspoliticianBorn: 11/18/1957Birthplace: Eufaula, Oklahoma A former University of Oklahoma quarterback, Watts worked as a Baptist minister before being elected to Congress in 1994.…

C. Vann Woodward, Biography

C. Vann Woodward,Comer Vann Woodwardhistorian Born: 11/13/1908Birthplace: Vanndale, Arkansas Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller and historian who chronicled the upheaval of the turbulent…

C. K. Steele Biography

C. K. Steele Charles KenzieCivil rights activistBorn: February 17, 1914Birthplace: Bluefield, W. Va. Steele decided he wanted to become a preacher at an early age. In 1938 he began…

W. C. Fields Biography

W. C. Fields(William Claude Dukenfield)comic actorBorn: 1/29/1880Birthplace: Philadelphia Comic stage, film, and radio actor best known for his raspy voice, bulbous nose, and portrayals of…