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• Woody Harrelson Woody Harrelson, American actor who gained fame for his role as a dim-witted bartender on the classic sitcom Cheers and later earned respect as an accomplished and magnetic film actor. Following the collapse of his parents’ marriage when he was a child, Harrelson and his mother and siblings moved...
• Laura Dern Laura Dern, American actress who was known for her wide range of characterizations and the subtlety and naturalness of her performances. Dern was born to noted actors Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern. Her parents divorced when she was a small child, and she was raised by her mother. Dern began her acting...
• Patsy Takemoto Mink Patsy Takemoto Mink, American politician who was the first Asian American woman, and the second woman from Hawaii, to be elected to the U.S. Congress. A 1951 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, she was also the first Japanese American to practice law in Hawaii. She was elected to the...
• Regina King Regina King, American actress and director who was known for her depth and versatility, earning acclaim for both comedic and dramatic roles. King’s father was an electrician and her mother a special education teacher; they divorced when she was a child. While still young, King took acting classes,...
• Battle of Milvian Bridge Battle of Milvian Bridge, (October 28, 312 ce), major battle in a Roman civil war between Constantine I and Maxentius. After the collapse of the Roman Empire’s Second Tetrarchy, Constantine and Maxentius asserted competing claims to the imperial throne. At Maxentius’s goading, Constantine invaded...
• Eastern Front Eastern Front, major theatre of combat during World War I that included operations on the main Russian front as well as campaigns in Romania. The principal belligerents were Russia and Romania (of the Allied and Associated Powers) versus the Central Powers countries of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and...
• Fred Hampton Fred Hampton, American civil rights leader and deputy chairman of the Black Panther Party’s Illinois chapter who formed the city of Chicago’s first “Rainbow Coalition.” Hampton was killed during a raid on his residence by Chicago police officers. The youngest child of Francis and Iberia Hampton,...
• Victor Chang Victor Chang, Chinese-born Australian cardiologist and surgeon who was a pioneer in modern heart and heart-lung transplantation. He also helped develop devices, such as artificial heart valves, that could be used in heart surgery. Chang was the son of Australian-born Chinese parents. In 1937 the...