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Bond's Homerun Record Is Discredited by Many

Steroid allegations hound Giants slugger by Mark Zurlo and Chris Warner Related Links Barry Bonds Biography Baseball Fun Facts A history of baseball in America Former homerun…

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable

founder of ChicagoBorn: c. 1750Birthplace: St. Marc, Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) Du Sable had a French father and an African-born slave mother. He was educated (possibly in France) and may…

John Tyler

Born: 3/29/1790Birthplace: Charles City County, Va. John Tyler was born in Charles City County, Va., on March 29, 1790. A William and Mary graduate, he entered law practice and politics, serving in…

George AINSLIE, Congress, ID (1838-1913)

AINSLIE, George, a Delegate from the Territory of Idaho; born near Boonville, Cooper County, Mo., October 30, 1838; attended the common schools, and St. Louis (Mo.) University in 1856 and 1857…

Samuel Harrison COON, Congress, OR (1903-1980)

COON, Samuel Harrison, a Representative from Oregon; born in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, April 15, 1903; attended public schools in Cambridge and Boise, Idaho; graduated from the University of…

Leonard George WOLF, Congress, IA (1925-1970)

WOLF, Leonard George, a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm in Dane County, near Mazomanie, Wis., October 29, 1925; attended the public schools of Mazomanie, Wis.; served in the United…

William Musgrave CALDER, Congress, NY (1869-1945)

Senate Years of Service: 1917-1923Party: RepublicanCALDER, William Musgrave, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 3, 1869; attended the public schools of…