STEENERSON, Halvor, a Representative from Minnesota; born at Pleasant Springs, near Madison, Dane County, Wis., June 30, 1852; moved with his parents to Sheldon, Houston County, Minn., in 1853…
EAGAN, John Joseph, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Hoboken, N.J., January 22, 1872; was graduated from public, parochial, and private schools; in 1894 founded and was president of…
FARQUHAR, John McCreath, a Representative from New York; born near Ayr, Scotland, April 17, 1832; attended Ayr Academy; immigrated to the United States when a boy and settled in Buffalo, N.Y…
BURKE, Thomas Henry, a Representative from Ohio; born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, May 6, 1904; attended St. Patrickâs grade school and St. Johnâs College in Toledo, Ohio; served in the…
CALKINS, William Henry, a Representative from Indiana; born in Pike County, Ohio, February 18, 1842; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; during the Civil War served in the…
PEARCE, Charles Edward, a Representative from Missouri; born in Whitesboro, Oneida County, N.Y., May 29, 1842; attended Fairfield Seminary and was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.…
1927–1993 Chavez and the Farm Workers Movement Biography: Cesar Chavez Timeline: Cesar Chavez Migrant Labor Labor Movement Timeline: Labor Movement History: Labor UnionsNational…
(Encyclopedia) cold war, term used to describe the shifting struggle for power and prestige between the Western powers and the Communist bloc from the end of World War II until 1989. Of worldwide…
Spy TimesSome notable American turncoats by Gerry Brown and Beth Rowen Ethel Rosenberg, 35, and her husband, Julius, 34, ride to separate jails in on New York City March 29, 1951 following…
(Encyclopedia) Coxetter, Louis MitchellCoxetter, Louis Mitchellkŏkˈsətər [key], 1818–73, Confederate privateersman and blockade-runner, b. Nova Scotia. He settled in Charleston, S.C., and in the…
