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James HINDS, Congress, AR (1833-1868)

HINDS, James, a Representative from Arkansas; born in the town of Hebron, near Salem, N.Y., December 5, 1833; attended the common schools and the State normal school at Albany, N.Y.; attended…

Thomas HINDS, Congress, MS (1780-1840)

HINDS, Thomas, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Berkeley County, Va., January 9, 1780; moved to Greenville, Miss.; served in the War of 1812 as major of Cavalry; distinguished…

Asher Crosby HINDS, Congress, ME (1863-1919)

HINDS, Asher Crosby, a Representative from Maine; born in Benton, Kennebec County, Maine, February 6, 1863; attended the public schools and Coburn Classical Institute; was graduated from Colby…

John Bell WILLIAMS, Congress, MS (1918-1983)

WILLIAMS, John Bell, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Raymond, Hinds County, Miss., December 4, 1918; attended the public schools; was graduated from Hinds Junior College, Raymond,…

Bennie THOMPSON, Congress, MS (1948)

THOMPSON, Bennie, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Bolton, Hinds County, Miss., January 28, 1948; B.A., Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Miss., 1968; M.S., Jackson State University,…

Walter LEAKE, Congress, MS (1762-1825)

Senate Years of Service: 1817-1820Party: Democratic RepublicanLEAKE, Walter, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Albemarle County, Va., May 25, 1762; served in the Revolutionary War; studied…

Stephen Decatur MILLER, Congress, SC (1787-1838)

Senate Years of Service: 1831-1833Party: NullifierMILLER, Stephen Decatur, a Representative and a Senator from South Carolina; born in Waxhaw settlement, Lancaster District, S.C., May 8, 1787…

DK Science: What Is A Dinosaur?

GiganotosaurusLeg bonesHip bonesForelimbsSkullsIn the middle of the 19th century, the first fossil skeletons of some extraordinary creatures were unearthed. These skeletons are of the dinosaurs –…