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Laurence Yep

novelistBorn: 6/14/1948Birthplace: San Francisco Yep has won several awards for his novels for young adults. His books often deal with alienation, drawing on his own experiences as an outsider. Yep…

John Bonifas BENNETT, Congress, MI (1904-1964)

BENNETT, John Bonifas, a Representative from Michigan; born in Garden, Delta County, Mich., January 10, 1904; attended the public schools; was graduated from Watersmeet (Mich.) High School,…

Samuel Mercer CLARK, Congress, IA (1842-1900)

CLARK, Samuel Mercer, a Representative from Iowa; born near Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa, October 11, 1842; attended the public schools and the Des Moines Valley College, West Point, Iowa…

Henry Gold DANFORTH, Congress, NY (1854-1918)

DANFORTH, Henry Gold, a Representative from New York; born in the town of Gates (now part of Rochester), Monroe County, N.Y., June 14, 1854; attended private schools in Rochester, N.Y., and…

Leo Joseph RYAN, Congress, CA (1925-1978)

RYAN, Leo Joseph, a Representative from California; born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebr., May 5, 1925; attended schools in Illinois, New York, Florida, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin; A.B.,…

Robert E. SWEENEY, Congress, OH (1924-2007)

SWEENEY, Robert E., (son of Martin Leonard Sweeney), a Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 4, 1924; attended St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland;…

James Thomas IGOE, Congress, IL (1883-1971)

IGOE, James Thomas, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., October 23, 1883; attended the Holden School, Bryant and Stratton College, and St. Ignatius College, all in Chicago,…

Coming Out While Still in the Game

More professional athletes are coming out and not just after they retire. by Jennie Wood and Katherine Schauer Jason Collins in 2012 Photo Credit…

Nathan Wesley HALE, Congress, TN (1860-1941)

HALE, Nathan Wesley, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Gate City, Scott County, Va., February 11, 1860; attended the common schools of Nicholasville, Va., and Kingsley Academy near…

James Stewart MARTIN, Congress, IL (1826-1907)

MARTIN, James Stewart, a Representative from Illinois; born in Estillville (now Gate City), Scott County, Va., August 19, 1826; attended the common schools and Emory and Henry College, Emory,…