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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…

John Miller BAER, Congress, ND (1886-1970)

BAER, John Miller, a Representative from North Dakota; born at Black Creek, Outagamie County, Wis., March 29, 1886; attended the public schools; was graduated from Lawrence University,…

Joseph Andrew GAVAGAN, Congress, NY (1892-1968)

GAVAGAN, Joseph Andrew, a Representative from New York; born in New York City August 20, 1892; attended the public and parochial schools; was graduated from the law department of Fordham…

Hugh Joseph ADDONIZIO, Congress, NJ (1914-1981)

ADDONIZIO, Hugh Joseph, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., January 31, 1914; attended the public schools; graduated from West Side High School, Newark, N.J…

Edwin Benedict DOOLEY, Congress, NY (1905-1982)

DOOLEY, Edwin Benedict, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 13, 1905; graduated from St. John’s Prep School; Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., A.B.,…

Mathew Harris ELLSWORTH, Congress, OR (1899-1986)

ELLSWORTH, Mathew Harris, a Representative from Oregon; born in Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Wash., September 17, 1899; moved with his parents to Eugene and later to Wendling, Oreg.; attended…

The Statue of Liberty Poem

“The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus Between 1820 and 1920, approximately 34 million persons immigrated to the United States, three-fourths of them staying permanently. For many of these newcomers,…

Phillip BURTON, Congress, CA (1926-1983)

BURTON, Phillip, (brother of John Lowell Burton and husband of Sala Burton), a Representative from California; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, June 1, 1926; attended Washington High…