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John Dillard BELLAMY, Congress, NC (1854-1942)

BELLAMY, John Dillard, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Wilmington, N.C., March 24, 1854; attended the common schools and Cape Fear Military Academy; was graduated from Davidson…

John Lewis MacDONALD, Congress, MN (1838-1903)

MacDONALD, John Lewis, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Glasgow, Scotland, February 22, 1838; immigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada, with his parents, who later, in 1847, settled in…

Balie PEYTON, Congress, TN (1803-1878)

PEYTON, Balie, (brother of Joseph Hopkins Peyton), a Representative from Tennessee; born near Gallatin, Tenn., November 26, 1803; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to…

CLARK, Daniel, Congress, NH (1809-1891)

Senate Years of Service: 1857-1866 Party: Republican CLARK, Daniel, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Stratham, N.H., October 24, 1809; attended the common schools, Hampton Academy, and…

John R. FELLOWS, Congress, NY (1832-1896)

FELLOWS, John R., a Representative from New York; born in Troy, N.Y., July 29, 1832; moved to Saratoga County, N.Y., with his parents, who settled near Mechanicville; attended the country…

Back to School Movies

Lights! Camera! Learning!The best school movies ever made by Beth Rowen Sir Laurence Olivier's classic Hamlet With school bells set to ring in only a matter of days, it's time for students…

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

  A History of SETI   The search for intelligent life continues in the halls of science   by Gerry Brown     Are we alone in the universe? The question has been asked since…

William GRAYSON, Congress, VA (1740-1790)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1790Party: Anti-AdministrationGRAYSON, William, (uncle of Alexander Dalrymple Orr), a Delegate and a Senator from Virginia; born in Prince William County, Va.,…