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Meyer Guggenheim Biography
Meyer Guggenheimindustrialist, philanthropistBorn: 2/1/1828Birthplace: Langnau, Switzerland Having emigrated to the United States in 1847, he began manufacturing stove polish, then switched…S. I. Hayakawa Biography
S. I. Hayakawaformer U.S. SenatorBorn: 7/18/1906Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada Son of Japanese immigrant parents, Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa earned a B.A. in English from the University of…Anita Hill Biography
Anita Hill lawyer, educator, author, activistBorn: 7/30/1956Birthplace: Lone Tree, Okla. Hill received her law degree from Yale University, and after a stint at the Equal Employment Opportunity…Charles Hamilton Houston Biography
Charles Hamilton Houston civil-rights attorneyBorn: 1895Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Houston, a powerful advocate of civil rights, helped gain ground for the movement by taking the fight to the…Julia Ward Howe Biography
Julia Ward Howe social reformer, writerBorn: 5/27/1819Birthplace: New York, N.Y. Julia Ward was born into a prosperous family and was educated privately. She married Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe…Saddam Hussein Biography
Saddam HusseinIraqi political leaderBorn: 4/28/1937Birthplace: Tikrit, Iraq Hussein was raised in the farming village of Tikrit by his widowed mother. He joined the Ba'ath Socialist party in…Barbara Charline Jordan Biography
Barbara Charline Jordanpolitician and educatorBorn: 1936Birthplace: Houston, Tex. Jordan received a B.A. in political science and history from Texas Southern University in 1956 and earned a…Donna Karan Biography
Donna Karan(Donna Faske)fashion designer, business executiveBorn: 10/2/1948Birthplace: Forest Hills, N.Y. Known as the queen of Seventh Avenue, Donna Karan is the owner and chief designer of…Kennedy, John F., Jr. Biography
Kennedy, John F., Jr. publisherBirthplace: Washington, D.C.Born: 1960 Click here for full length biography. Died: 1999 Kennedy, George K Kennedy, Joseph P.Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Biography
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedypresident's motherBorn: July 22, 1890Birthplace: Boston, Mass. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy was the oldest of six children born to Josephine Hannon and John “Honey Fitz”…Trending
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