Senate Years of Service: 1957-1968Party: RepublicanMORTON, Thruston Ballard, (brother of Rogers C.B. Morton), a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Louisville, Jefferson County…
Senate Years of Service: 1789-1791; 1797-1798Party: Pro-Administration; FederalistSCHUYLER, Philip John, (father of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler), a Delegate and a Senator from New York; born in…
ZOLLICOFFER, Felix Kirk, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Bigbyville, Maury County, Tenn., May 19, 1812; attended the âold fieldâ schools and Jackson College, Columbia, Tenn.;…
Source: The U.S. MintStep 1: BlankingThe U.S. Mint buys strips of metal about 13 inches wide and 1,500 feet long to manufacture the nickel, dime, quarter, half-dollar, and dollar. The strips come…
(Marion Goddard Levy)actress, philanthropistBorn: 6/3/1910Birthplace: Queens, New York Brisk, attractive, chestnut-haired film star who started out as a child model for various New York City…
Senate Years of Service: 1866-1867; 1877-1881Party: Republican; RepublicanKIRKWOOD, Samuel Jordan, a Senator from Iowa; born in Harford County, Md., December 20, 1813; attended country schools…
Jeans have a long history, unlike most fashion fads, which tend to be fleeting. The fabrics denim and jean originated in Europe in the late 16th century.18th centuryAmerican mills begin producing…
Senate Years of Service: 1964-1964Party: DemocratSALINGER, Pierre Emil George, a Senator from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., June 14, 1925; attended San Francisco State College…
TIFT, Nelson, a Representative from Georgia; born in Groton, Conn., July 23, 1810; attended the village school; moved to Key West, Fla., with his father in 1826, to Charleston, S.C., in 1830,…