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Ralph Eugene UPDIKE, Congress, IN (1894-1953)

UPDIKE, Ralph Eugene, a Representative from Indiana; born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., May 27, 1894; attended the public schools of Whitcomb and Brookville, Dodds Army and Navy…

Thomas Brackett REED, Congress, ME (1839-1902)

REED, Thomas Brackett, a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, October 18, 1839; attended the public schools; was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick,…

Baker, Ray Stannard

(Encyclopedia) Baker, Ray Stannard, pseud. David Grayson, 1870–1946, American author, b. Lansing, Mich., grad. Michigan State College (now Michigan State Univ.), 1889. At first a Chicago newspaper…

Juster, Norton

(Encyclopedia) Juster, Norton, 1929-2021, American author and architect, b. New York, N.Y. The son of a Jewish immigrant architect, Juster studied…

Robert John WALKER, Congress, MS (1801-1869)

Senate Years of Service: 1835-1845Party: DemocratWALKER, Robert John, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Northumberland, Pa., July 19, 1801; graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at…

George Herbert Walker BUSH, Congress, TX (1924)

BUSH, George Herbert Walker, (son of Prescott Sheldon Bush, father of President George W. Bush), a Representative from Texas and a Vice President of the United States and 41st President of the…

Norris H. COTTON, Congress, NH (1900-1989)

Senate Years of Service: 1954-1974; 1975-1975Party: Republican; RepublicanCOTTON, Norris H., a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire; born on a farm in Warren, Grafton County, N.H.,…

Philander Chase KNOX, Congress, PA (1853-1921)

Senate Years of Service: 1904-1909; 1917-1921Party: Republican; RepublicanKNOX, Philander Chase, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., May 6, 1853; attended…

Father's Day Timeline

Timeline of Father's Day History Ninety years of celebrating dads   by Holly Hartman   1910s 1920s 1950s 1960s 1970s 2000s…

Nathaniel MACON, Congress, NC (1757-1837)

Senate Years of Service: 1815-1828Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; JacksonianMACON, Nathaniel, (uncle of Willis Alston and Micajah Thomas Hawkins, and great-grandfatherof…