Senate Years of Service: 1959-1976Party: DemocratHART, Philip Aloysius, a Senator from Michigan; born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., December 10, 1912; attended Waldron Academy and…
WALLACE, Henry Agard, a Vice President of the United States; born on a farm near Orient, Adair County, Iowa, October 7, 1888; attended the public schools; graduated from Iowa State College at…
MILES, John Esten, a Representative from New Mexico; born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., July 28, 1884; attended the grade schools of Rutherford County, Tenn.; in 1902 began…
POWELL, Adam Clayton, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in New Haven, Conn., November 29, 1908; attended the public schools of New York City; graduated from Colgate University,…
Senate Years of Service: 1943-1949; 1956-1959Party: Republican; RepublicanREVERCOMB, William Chapman, a Senator from West Virginia; born in Covington, Alleghany County, Va., July 20, 1895;…
by Beth RowenIn the weeks leading up to Halloween, the multiplexes often feature an array of R-rated, downright terrifying films. Rather than subject the kids to blood and gore, check out…
Home Sales If you sold your main home in 1998 and all four of the following apply, you do not have to report the sale on your tax return.No part of the home was used for business or rental…
(Encyclopedia) fiat moneyfiat moneyfīˈət, fīˈăt [key], inconvertible money that is made legal tender by the decree, or fiat, of the government but that is not covered by a specie reserve. It is…
(Encyclopedia) Pompidou, Georges Jean RaymondPompidou, Georges Jean Raymondzhôrzh pôNpēd&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1911–74. French political leader, president of France (1969–74). Georges Pompidou taught…
(Encyclopedia) Cameron, RichardCameron, Richardkămˈərən [key], 1648–1680, Scottish leader of the Cameronians, an extreme group of Covenanters. In 1672, under the influence of the open-air preacher…
