Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877Party: RepublicanWRIGHT, George Grover, (brother of Joseph Albert Wright), a Senator from Iowa; born in Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., March 24, 1820;…
SWOPE, Guy Jacob, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Meckville, Berks County, Pa., December 26, 1892; attended the public schools, Keystone State Teachers College, Kutztown, Pa., and…
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,…
Senate Years of Service: 1853-1861Party: DemocratJOHNSON, Robert Ward, (nephew of James Johnson [1774-1826], John Telemachus Johnson and Richard Mentor Johnson, and brother-in-law of Ambrose…
Get ready for the onslaught of summer movies with this guide. Look for the box of popcorn icon next to movies that are kid friendly.
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football playerBorn: February 14, 1973Died: July 4, 2009 (Tennessee, USA) Best Known as: football player Steve McNair played quarterback for the Tennessee Titans for 11 years. He was drafted by the…
JONES, John Marvin, a Representative from Texas; born near Valley View, Cooke County, Tex., February 26, 1886; attended the common schools; John B. Denton College, A.B., 1902; Southwestern…
The first woman jockey was Alicia Meynell of England. She first competed in a four-mile race in York, England, in 1804. In 1934 Mary Hirsch became the…
authorBorn: August 19, 1930Died: July 19, 2009 (New York City, USA) Best Known as: author Author of three memoirs, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Angela…
RICHMOND, Jonathan, a Representative from New York; born in Dartmouth, Mass., July 31, 1774; completed preparatory studies; moved to western New York in 1813 and settled in Aurora, Cayuga…
