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Members of Congress: Idaho, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Idaho Member Name Birth-Death AINSLIE, George 1838-1913 BENNETT, Thomas Warren 1831-1893 BORAH, William Edgar 1865-1940…

2009 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Awards ranging from journalism to fiction to music Related Links Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine, and Newspaper Awards National…

Abraham Lincoln

Read and watch to learn more about our 16th president Watch this video to learn about Abraham Lincoln as a man and president. Hear about Lincoln's stand against slavery, the Emancipation…

Gubernatorial Elections 2004

Eleven states, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico Eleven states, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico will hold elections for governor this year. Below is a listing of the elections, the current governor,…

Fassbinder, Rainer Werner

(Encyclopedia) Fassbinder, Rainer WernerFassbinder, Rainer Wernerrīˈnər vĕrˈnər fäsˈbĭnˌdər [key], 1946–82, German filmmaker, b. Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria. One of the most highly regarded and prolific…

Griffith, D. W.

(Encyclopedia) Griffith, D. W. (David Llewelyn Wark Griffith), 1875–1948, American movie director and producer, b. La Grange, Ky. Griffith was the first major American film director. He began his…

Stuart, James, earl of Arran

(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, James, earl of ArranStuart or Stewart, James, earl of Arranârˈən [key], d. 1595, Scottish nobleman. He spent his early years as a soldier of fortune fighting in the…

Taft, Robert Alphonso

(Encyclopedia) Taft, Robert Alphonso, 1889–1953, American politician, b. Cincinnati, Ohio; son of William Howard Taft. He practiced law in Ohio and served (1921–26, 1931–32) in the state legislature…