DEROUNIAN, Steven Boghos, a Representative from New York; born in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 6, 1918; brought to the United States at the age of three by his parents who settled in Mineola, N.Y.;…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1913Party: DemocratJOHNSTON, Rienzi Melville, (cousin of Benjamin Edward Russell), a Senator from Texas; born in Sandersville, Washington County, Ga., September 9…
KAZEN, Abraham, Jr., a Representative from Texas; born in Laredo, Webb County, Tex., January 17, 1919; graduated from Laredo High School in 1937; attended the University of Texas 1937-1940,…
KILGORE, Joe Madison, a Representative from Texas; born in Brown County, near Brownwood, Tex., December 10, 1918; attended the public schools of Rising Star, Tex.; moved with his family to…
fashion designerBorn: August 27, 1961Birthplace: Austin, Texas In 1979, at the age of 16, Tom Ford left Santa Fe for Great Barrington, Massachusetts to attend Bard College…
(Encyclopedia) Boxer Uprising, 1898–1900, antiforeign movement in China, culminating in a desperate uprising against Westerners and Western influence.
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Constitution of the United States, document embodying the fundamental principles upon which the American republic is conducted. Drawn up at the Constitutional Convention in…
BLANTON, Thomas Lindsay, a Representative from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., October 25, 1872; educated in the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the…
MORRIS, Robert Page Walter, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va., June 30, 1853; attended a private school and the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg…
Senate Years of Service: 1941-1947Party: DemocratMURDOCK, Orrice Abram, Jr. (Abe), a Representative and a Senator from Utah; born in Austin, Lander County, Nev., July 18, 1893; moved with his…
