** Libretto for the Republic of Liberia by Melvin B. Tolson ( 1953 )

** Melvin Calvin, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1997 )

** Melvin Purvis, American lawman ( b. 1903 )

** Voiced by Allan Melvin ( who also provided the voices of the announcer and Banana Vac ), and by Carlos Alazraqui in the 2008 version

** Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death – Book, music, and lyrics by Melvin Van Peebles.

** Physics – Leon M. Lederman, Melvin Schwartz, Jack Steinberger

** An attempt at the first transatlantic flight fails when Melvin Vanimans dirigible Akron explodes shortly after takeoff, 500 feet ( 152 meters ) over the North Atlantic Ocean off Atlantic City, New Jersey, killing Vaniman, his brother Carl Vaniman, and all three others on board.

** American aeronaut and aerial photographer Melvin Vaniman flies a steel-tube-frame triplane he designed and built himself a distance of 150 meters ( 492 feet ) above the parade ground at Issy-les-Molineaux, France.

** Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death – Melvin Van Peebles

** Don't Play Us Cheap – Melvin Van Peebles

** Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death – Melvin Van Peebles ( music & lyrics )

** The Melvin Gelman Library of George Washington University is to add 300 graphic novels to its collection.

** Franklin and Marshall College in nearby Lancaster

** Franklin Field, a football field once home to the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League and the home field of the University of Pennsylvania Quakers since 1895

** The Benjamin Franklin Bridge across the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey

** The Franklin Institute, a science museum in Philadelphia, which presents the Benjamin Franklin Medal

** " Franklin as Printer and Publisher " in The Century ( April 1899 ) v. 57 pp. 803 – 18.

** " Franklin as Scientist " in The Century ( September 1899 ) v. 57 pp. 750 – 63.

** " Franklin as Politician and Diplomatist " in The Century ( October 1899 ) v. 57 pp. 881 – 899.

** Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, the reservoir created by the Grand Coulee Dam

** Franklin Delano Roosevelt III ( b. 1938 ), American economist

** Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive in New York City

** Yalta Conference, wartime meeting from 4 February 1945 to 11 February 1945 among the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union — President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Joseph Stalin, respectively — for the purpose of discussing Europe's postwar reorganization, intended to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of war-torn Europe.

** President Franklin Delano Roosevelt advocates neutrality in a Nation-wide radio address.

** Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated to an unprecedented fourth term as President of the United States.

** Off the coast of Japan, bombers hit the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, killing about 800 of her crewmen and crippling the ship.

** President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066 allowing the United States military to define areas as exclusionary zones.

** Aretha Franklin, American singer

** WWII: War in the Pacific: U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and ROC leader Chiang Kai-Shek meet at the Cairo Conference to discuss ways to defeat Japan.

** The Great Depression officially ends in the United States: With unemployment figures falling fast due to WWII-related employment, U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes the Works Progress Administration

** In Washington, D. C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

** WWII: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indo-China, U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States.

** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt's " Infamy " Address to a Joint Session of Congress at 12: 30 p. m. EST ( 17. 30 GMT ) and transmitted live over all four major national networks attracts the largest audience ever for an American radio broadcast, over 81 % of homes.

** Vernon Jordan is shot and critically injured in an assassination attempt in Fort Wayne, Indiana by Joseph Paul Franklin ( the first major news story for CNN ).

** Franklin J. Drake, American admiral ( b. 1846 )

** The Syntactic Organization of American Sign Language: A Synopsis (. pdf )

** Allison Iraheta ( born 1992 ), American Idol Season 8 contestant

** American Akita, a breed of dog possibly distinct from, but a derivative of, the Akita Inu

** British American Racing, a Formula One constructor

** M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, an American family of automatic rifles and light machine guns

** Online Bible at GospelHall. org ( ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English )

** Online Bible at GospelHall. org ( ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English )

** Online Bible at GospelHall. org ( ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English )

** Billy Ray Cyrus ( born 1961 ), American musician and actor

** Trace Cyrus ( born 1989 ), American musician ; ( former ) lead guitarist of Metro Station

** Miley Cyrus ( born 1992 ), American actress and singer

** Noah Cyrus ( born 2000 ), American actress

** Annalyn Cyrus ( born 1997 ), American actress

** Excerpts from My American Journey, TIME, September 18, 1995

** Booknotes interview with Powell on My American Journey, January 7, 1996.

** Amicus Brief on the Merits ( American Jewish Congress, American Jewish Committee, Anti-Defamation League, and Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America )

** American rosefinches

** The Battle of Harpers Ferry ( September 12 – 15, 1862 ), a battle in the American Civil War that took place around what is now Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

** Petroleum spirit ( North American term: gasoline, British term: petrol )

** Java, American slang for coffee

** 2001 Best Hard Rock Performance for " American Bad Ass " ( Nominated )

** American Governor-General of the Philippines

** American Academy of Arts & Sciences, in Cambridge, Mass.