(Encyclopedia) Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), organization established by Civil War veterans of the Union army and navy. Principal figures in the founding of the GAR were John A. Logan and Richard…
Bastille DayThe French celebrate their Fourth of July
by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI, is often mistakenly credited with the quote, "…
actress, modelBorn: 8/14/1966Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Oscar-winning actress who as a high school cheerleader and beauty queen was the first African American to represent the United States in the…
AKERS, Thomas Peter, a Representative from Missouri; born in Knox County, Ohio, October 4, 1828; attended school in Cleveland, Ohio; was graduated from an Ohio college; studied law; was…
AMBRO, Jerome Anthony, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 27, 1928; attended Brooklyn public elementary schools; graduated, Grover Cleveland High…
BABBITT, Clinton, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, N.H., November 16, 1831; attended the common schools and was graduated from Keene (N.H.) Academy;…
Senate Years of Service: 1895-1901Party: RepublicanBAKER, Lucien, (brother of John Harris Baker), a Senator from Kansas; born near Cleveland, Fulton County, Ohio, June 8, 1846; moved with his…
CLOUSE, Wynne F., a Representative from Tennessee; born in Goffton, near Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn., August 29, 1883; attended the public schools; was graduated from Cleveland Hill…
McCLINTOCK, Charles Blaine, a Representative from Ohio; born in Paint Township, Wayne County, Ohio, near Beach City, Stark County, May 25, 1886; educated in the public schools; attended…
