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Clifton Fadiman

Clifton Fadiman May 15, 1902–June 20, 1999 by Beth Rowen Clifton Fadiman, writer, critic, editor, and moderator of the top-10 radio hit "Information Please" from 1938 to 1952, died June 20…

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Thursday, May 5, 2016, is a day of remembrance for six million Jews who perished during the Holocaust by Gerry Brown The motto "Work Makes Free" is inscribed in the gates of the first Nazi…

Francis Edgar Stanley

inventor, manufacturer Born: 6/1/1849Birthplace: Kingfield, Maine Francis and his twin brother Freelan formed the Stanley Dry Plate Company in 1883 to manufacture dry plates for the photographic…

Samuel Arza DAVENPORT, Congress, PA (1834-1911)

DAVENPORT, Samuel Arza, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Watkins, Schuyler County, N.Y., January 15, 1834; moved to Pennsylvania with his parents, who settled in Erie, Erie County…

1982 World History

1982British overcome Argentina in Falklands war (April 2–June 15). Israel invades Lebanon in attack on P.L.O. (June 4). John W. Hinckley, Jr., found not guilty because of insanity in shooting of…

Alvan Tufts FULLER, Congress, MA (1878-1958)

FULLER, Alvan Tufts, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., February 27, 1878; attended the public schools; engaged in the bicycle business in 1896; founder and owner of…

George Franklin HUFF, Congress, PA (1842-1912)

HUFF, George Franklin, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pa., July 16, 1842; attended the public schools in Middletown and later in Altoona; at the age…

Promising a Chicken in Every Pot

The Question: Which president promised "a chicken in every pot"? The Answer: It wasn't just chicken. During the presidential campaign of 1928, a circular…

Wombat Video Activity

Examining a primary source In 2011, scientists in Australia unearthed the nearly complete remains of a “giant wombat,” or Diprotodon optatum, which roamed the Earth two million years ago. The…