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Women in the 113th Congress

This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 113th Congress, which began in 2013. There are 81 women in the House of Representatives and 20 women in the Senate. State…

Women in the 114th Congress

This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 114th Congress, which began in 2015. There are 85 women in the House of Representatives and 20 women in the Senate. State…

astronaut

(Encyclopedia) astronaut, crew member on a U.S. manned spaceflight mission; the Soviet term is cosmonaut. Candidates for manned spaceflight are carefully screened to meet the highest physical and…

Kabardino-Balkar Republic

(Encyclopedia) Kabardino-Balkar RepublicKabardino-Balkar Republickăbˌərdēˈnō-bălkârˈ [key] or Kabardino-Balkaria, constituent republic (1990 est. pop. 760,000), c.4,800 sq mi (12,400 sq km), SE…

Timeline: Gays in Pop Culture

Here are some key breakthroughs for gays in television, film, media, and theater. by Jennie Wood Giant footage Rock Hudson Archive…

Pierre SOULÉ, Congress, LA (1801-1870)

Senate Years of Service: 1847-1847; 1849-1853Party: Democrat; Democrat     SOULɉ, Pierre, a Senator from Louisiana; born in Castillon-en-Couserans, near Bordeaux, France, August 31, 1801;…

BUCHANAN, James, Congress, NJ (1791-1868)

Senate Years of Service: 1834-1845 Party: Democrat BUCHANAN, James, a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania and 15th President of the United States; born at Cove Gap, near Mercersburg…

Robert Francis KENNEDY, Congress, NY (1925-1968)

Senate Years of Service: 1965-1968Party: DemocratKENNEDY, Robert Francis, (brother of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Edward Moore Kennedy, grandson of John Francis Fitzgerald, uncle of Patrick J…

NFL Football Preview 2000: NFC East

  NFL Preview: NFC EastWashington, Dallas, NY Giants, Arizona, Philadelphia   by Mike Morrison   1. Washington—If a player was available in the offseason, Daniel Snyder bought him. Now he…