It took them some time to recognise him.Wafer reunited with Dampier, and after privateering with him on the Spanish Main until 1688, he settled in Philadelphia. By 1690 Wafer was back in England and in 1695 he published A New Voyage and Description of the Isthmus of America, which ...
1954) is a political activist and journalist who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 1982 for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. He became widely known while on death row for his writings and commentary on the criminal justice system in the United Stat...
She often gets featured in lists like The 100 Greatest Women in Music. 10 Lisa Lopes (Rapper, Singer and Member of the R&B Girl Group 'TLC') Birthdate: May 27, 1971 Sun Sign: Gemini Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Died: April 25, 2002 Lisa Lopes, popularly known...
Pioneer Physician and Professor of Anatomy Hannah Myers Longshore graduated from the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania’s first class in 1851 and became Philadelphia’s first woman doctor with a medical degree to establish a private practice, which she continued for forty years. She also lecture...
Just in time for Valentine's Day, we take a spin through history's greatest lovers—star crossed, cursed, life-long, and everything in between.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airis a classic sitcom where a street-smart teenager named Will (Will Smith) from Philadelphia is sent to live with his wealthy uncle and aunt, Philip and Vivian Banks, in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, where he finds his lifestyle and background often clash with the uppe...
Suspected of draft dodging, he was arrested by FBI agents in Philadelphia, and he spent nearly a month in prison during the World War II years. Trivia His poetry deals with the subjects of love, alcoholism, Los Angeles, and poverty. Family Life His memoir Ham on Rye describes his childh...
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After serving 23 months in Federal prison for illegal dog fighting, he joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009, where his career saw a brief resurgence. Before Fame Growing up in Newport, Virginia, he would go fishing just to get away from the violence of his childhood neighborhood. Trivia He...
In 1859, she married comedian and actor John Sleeper Clarke, who had been a schoolmate of Edwin, and the couple had nine children. Clarke managed Edwin’s theaters in New York City, Philadelphia and Boston. Following Lincoln’s killing, Clarke was jailed for possessing a pair of letters ...