Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Vermont
Member Name Birth-Death AIKEN, George David 1892-1984 ALLEN, Heman (of Colchester) 1779-1852 ALLEN, Heman (of Milton…
STEAGALL, Henry Bascom, a Representative from Alabama; born in Clopton, Dale County, Ala., May 19, 1873; attended the common schools and the Southeast Alabama Agricultural School at Abbeville…
DUVALL, Gabriel, a Representative from Maryland; born in Prince Georges County, Md., December 6, 1752; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; member…
(Encyclopedia) Skelmersdale, town (1991 pop. 42,611), Lancashire, NW England. Skelmersdale was designated one of the new towns in 1961 to alleviate overpopulation in Liverpool and the N Merseyside…
JACOBS, Andrew, Jr., (son of Andrew Jacobs; husband of Martha Keys), a Representative from Indiana; born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., February 24, 1932; graduated from Shortridge High…
HARRISON, William, Jr., a Delegate from Maryland; born in Maryland, birth date unknown; member of the Continental Congress, 1786; engaged in shipbuilding at St. Michaels, Talbot County, Md.,…
Who originated the idea of a national holiday in honor of MLK?
by Shmuel Ross and David Johnson Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday in January. In 2015,…
1929—1968, American clergyman and civil rights leader
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., prepares to speak to a crowd of 200,000 marchers in Washingtion, DC. Related Links Martin Luther King…
Martin Luther King, Jr., Quotations
Press on and keep pressing . . .
Compiled by Erin Teare
If you will protest courageously, and yet with dignity and Christian love, when the…
