(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, "…
BOWEN, David Reece, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss., October 21, 1932; graduated, Cleveland (Miss.) High School, 1950; attended University of…
WORTHINGTON, Nicholas Ellsworth, a Representative from Illinois; born in Brooke County, Va. (now West Virginia), March 30, 1836; was graduated from Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa.; studied…
Senate Years of Service: 1845-1846Party: DemocratJENNESS, Benning Wentworth, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Deerfield, Rockingham County, N.H., July 14, 1806; attended Bradford Academy…
TOWNSEND, Edward Waterman, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Cleveland, Ohio, February 10, 1855; attended private and public schools in that city; went to San Francisco, Calif., in…
TRACEY, Charles, a Representative from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., May 27, 1847; was graduated from the Albany Academy in 1866; served in the Papal Zouaves at Rome, Italy, portions of the…
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;…
