Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from New York
Member Name Birth-Death ABZUG, Bella Savitzky 1920-1998 ACKERMAN, Gary Leonard 1942- ADAMS, Charles Henry 1824-1902…
Cooperstown, N.Y.FieldersMember Active yearsAaron, Henry (Hank) 1954–1976Anson, Adrian (Cap) 1876–1897Aparicio, Luis 1956–1973Appling, Lucius (Luke) 1930–1950Ashburh, Richie 1948–1962Averill, H.…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Political Conditions Foreign Relations PEOPLE Most Vincentians are the descendants of African slaves brought to the island to…
Texas State Facts
Entered Union: Dec. 29, 1845 (28th State)Organized as republic: 1836Present constitution adopted: 1876
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State abbreviation/Postal code: Tex./TXNickname: The Lone Star…
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Baby names are an important cultural tradition across the world, and have been for thousands of years. Different cultures have a variety of ways to choose given names, so it’s only…
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(Encyclopedia) Labour party, British political party, one of the two dominant parties in Great Britain since World War I.
Harold Wilson, who became leader on Gaitskell's death in 1963, was able to…
