Boris Yeltsin (1931–2007) Imapress/Archive Photos
1991 U.S. and Allies at war with Iraq (Jan. 15). Warsaw Pact dissolves military alliance (Feb. 25). Cease-fire ends Persian Gulf…
Rebel leader Foday Sankoh captured in Freetown by David Johnson Posted April 1999. Sierra Leone Pres. Ahmed Tejan Kabbah (right) and rebel leader Foday Sankoh at a dinner for heads of…
Bastille DayThe French celebrate their Fourth of July
by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI, is often mistakenly credited with the quote, "Let them eat…
MOORE, Thomas Patrick, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Charlotte County, Va., in 1797; attended the common schools; moved with his parents to Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky.; attended…
MORGAN, Daniel, a Representative from Virginia; born near Junction, Hunterdon County, N.J., in 1736; moved to Charles Town, Va. (now West Virginia), in 1754; served with the Colonial forces…
NICHOLS, John, a Representative from North Carolina; born near Eagle Rock, Wake County, N.C., November 14, 1834; attended the common schools; learned the printing trade, serving six years; at…
NUNN, David Alexander, a Representative from Tennessee; born near Brownsville, Haywood County, Tenn., July 26, 1833; attended private schools and the West Tennessee College at Jackson, Tenn.;…
ROE, James A., a Representative from New York; born in Flushing, Queens County, N.Y., July 9, 1896; attended the public and parochial schools; studied law, engineering, and accounting; was…
SADLAK, Antoni Nicholas, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Rockville, Tolland County, Conn., June 13, 1908; attended the parochial school; was graduated from George Sykes Manual…
MAGINNIS, Martin, a Delegate from the Territory of Montana; born near Pultneyville, Wayne County, N.Y., October 27, 1841; moved with his parents to Minnesota in 1852; pursued an academic…
