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Bill Gates. William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and writer best known for co-founding the software giant Microsoft, along with his childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and ...
Thompson was born and raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. [1] He is the son of Elaine Thompson, a New York City public-school teacher, and William C. Thompson Sr., formerly a prominent Brooklyn Democratic Party leader, City Councilman, State Senator and judge on New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division.
Early life. Messick was born on September 7, 1926, in Buffalo, New York, [2] the son of Binford Earl Messick, a house painter, Lena Birch ( née Hughes) [citation needed] and the brother of Floyd Thomas Messick (1934-2019), a World War II veteran. [1] He was raised in the Bolton Hill neighborhood of Baltimore, [2] where he received his early ...
6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Spouse. Douglas Thomas [2] Betty Thomas (born Betty Lucille Nienhauser; July 27, 1947) is an American director and actress. [3] [4] She is known for her Emmy Award -winning role as Sergeant Lucy Bates on the television series Hill Street Blues. [5] As of March 2018, Thomas is one of just two directors (and the only solo ...
Ernest Thompson Seton (born Ernest Evan Thompson [1] August 14, 1860 – October 23, 1946) was a Canadian-American author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians in 1902 (renamed Woodcraft League of America), and one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1910. Seton also influenced Lord Baden-Powell, the ...
The program became part of a package of syndicated series that local stations could schedule to fulfill Children's Television Act requirements. Because of this, Bill Nye the Science Guy became the first program to run concurrently on public and commercial stations.
Thompson was known for his over-the-top campaigning and uncensored language that, along with his towering height and weight, earned him the nickname "Big Bill". [2] Upon his reelection in 1927, Thompson had the school board suspend the Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools, William McAndrew. He was also at the forefront of the movement for the Chicago Public Library system and education ...
Tommy Burleson. Tom Loren Burleson (born February 24, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player. A 7′2″ center, Burleson played for North Carolina State University 's 1974 NCAA national championship team.