The Question: Who was the president when the White House got its first car? The Answer: For the answer to this question, we turned to Michael L. Bromley…
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(Encyclopedia) Garner, John Nance, 1868–1967, Vice President of the United States (1933–41), b. Red River co., Tex. A lawyer, he served (1898–1902) in the Texas legislature and then (1902) was…
(Encyclopedia) Woodin, William HartmanWoodin, William Hartmanw&oobreve;dˈən [key], 1868–1934, American cabinet officer, b. Berwick, Pa. After studying engineering at Columbia, he entered (1892)…
U.S. Presidents Who Were Related to Each Other by Holly Hartman George W. Bush (the 43rd president) is the son of George Bush (the 41st president). John Quincy Adams (the 6th…
(Encyclopedia) Nesbit, E. (Edith Nesbit), 1858–1924, English author of children's books, adult novels, and poetry. A socialist and cofounder of the Fellowship of the New Life, out of which grew the…
(Encyclopedia) Aznavour, Charles, 1924–2018, French singer, songwriter, and actor, b. Paris as Shahnourh Varinag Aznavourian. The son of ethnic Armenian refugees, he began performing while a child.…
(Encyclopedia) Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833–1910, American legislator and political boss, b. Owego, N.Y. He was president of the Tioga County National Bank and had acquired considerable commercial…
ROGERS, John Jacob, (husband of Edith Nourse Rogers), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., August 18, 1881; attended the public schools, and was…
Distance runner Fred Lorz's Olympics disgrace in 1904
by John Gettings Related Links Olympics Overview 2012 Long before today's notorious scandals involving Tonya Harding,…
