MOORES, Merrill, a Representative from Indiana; born in Indianapolis, Ind., April 21, 1856; attended the public schools, Butler University, Indianapolis, Ind., and Willamette University, Salem…
POLANCO-ABREU, Santiago, a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in Bayamón, P.R., October 30, 1920; attended elementary and high schools in Isabela, P.R.; University of Puerto Rico, B…
HALE, Robert, (cousin of Frederick Hale), a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, November 29, 1889; attended the public schools; was graduated from Portland…
Senate Years of Service: 1925-1926Party: RepublicanWILLIAMS, George Howard, a Senator from Missouri; born in California, Moniteau County, Mo., on December 1, 1871; attended the public schools…
Why do boats float? A steel bar dropped into water sinks, but a boat made of steel floats. Why? Because most of the space in a boat is taken up by air. Taken as a whole, this makes the boat much…
BECK, James Montgomery, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 9, 1861; attended the public schools and was graduated from Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pa., in…
Senate Years of Service: 1981-2011Party: Republican; DemocratSPECTER, Arlen, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kans., February 12, 1930; attended the public…
candy manufacturerBorn: 1904 The son of the man who invented the Milky Way candy bar, Forrest Mars left the country after a disagreement with his father. The younger Mars settled in Britain and…
Senate Years of Service: 1968- Party: Republican STEVENS, Theodore F. (Ted), a Senator from Alaska; born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 18, 1923; attended Oregon State…
Senate Years of Service: 1968-2009Party: RepublicanSTEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted), a Senator from Alaska; born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 18, 1923; attended Oregon State…
