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Members of Congress: Colorado, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Colorado Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, Alva Blanchard 1875-1941 ALLARD, A. Wayne 1943-  ALLOTT, Gordon Llewellyn 1907-1989…

James Edward MURRAY, Congress, MT (1876-1961)

Senate Years of Service: 1934-1961Party: DemocratMURRAY, James Edward, a Senator from Montana; born on a farm near St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, May 3, 1876; attended the public schools of…

George McGILL, Congress, KS (1879-1963)

Senate Years of Service: 1930-1939Party: DemocratMcGILL, George, a Senator from Kansas; born on a farm near Russell, Lucas County, Iowa, February 12, 1879; moved to Kansas with his parents,…

Benjamin TAPPAN, Congress, OH (1773-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1839-1845Party: DemocratTAPPAN, Benjamin, a Senator from Ohio; born in Northampton, Mass., May 25, 1773; attended the public schools; apprenticed as printer and…

Spacewalkers

The Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov was the first person to walk in space. On March 18, 1965, he floated outside his Voskhod 2 spacecraft for more than 10 minutes. Even though his lifeline extended…

Benjamin Kurtz FOCHT, Congress, PA (1863-1937)

FOCHT, Benjamin Kurtz, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pa., March 12, 1863; attended the public schools, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.,…