A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 112th Congress. There are 41 black members in the House of Representatives and none in the Senate. State House…
A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 114th Congress. There are 46 black members in the House of Representatives and 2 in the Senate. State House Senate…
Senate Years of Service: 1855-1857; 1857-1865; 1867-1873Party: Free Soil; RepublicanHARLAN, James, a Senator from Iowa; born in Clark County, Ill., August 26, 1820; at age four, moved with his…
Senate Years of Service: 1855-1857; 1857-1865; 1867-1873 Party: Opposition; Republican; Republican HARLAN, James, a Senator from Iowa; born in Clark County, Ill., August 26, 1820; at age four,…
Born: Apr. 15, 1875Boxer world heavyweight champion (1899-1905); retired undefeated but came back to fight Jack Johnson in 1910 and lost (KO, 15th). Died: Mar. 3, 1953
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Born: Nov. 14, 1966Baseball RHP led majors in strikeouts twice (1997-98) with Philadelphia Phillies; traded to Arizona in 2000; 3-time 20- game winner (2001-02,04); shared 2001 World Series MVP…
Head coach Chuck Daly's “Best Ever” 12-man NBA All-Star squad that headlined the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and easily won the basketball gold medal; co-captained by Larry Bird and Magic…
(Encyclopedia) Austen, JaneAusten, Janeôˈstən [key], 1775–1817, English novelist. The daughter of a clergyman, she spent the first 25 years of her life at “Steventon,” her father's Hampshire vicarage…
