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Why You Should Camp This Summer

    When summer arrives, the long days might feel monotonous but going camping is a perfect way to liven up your weekends. It’s fun, it’s good for you and is an ideal group activity. Technology…

Francis GILLETTE, Congress, CT (1807-1879)

Senate Years of Service: 1854-1855Party: Free SoilGILLETTE, Francis, (father of Edward Hooker Gillette), a Senator from Connecticut; born in that portion of Old Windsor now included in the…

King SWOPE, Congress, KY (1893-1961)

SWOPE, King, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., August 10, 1893; attended the common schools; was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1914 and…

David Lee CAMP, Congress, MI (1953)

CAMP, David Lee, a Representative from Michigan; born in Midland, Midland County, Mich., July 9, 1953; graduated from Midland Dow High School, Midland, Mich.; attended the University of Sussex,…

Camp, Walter Chauncey

(Encyclopedia) Camp, Walter Chauncey, 1859–1925, American athlete, football coach, administrator, b. New Britain, Conn. In his three years as captain at Yale Univ. in the 1880s, Camp shaped the rules…

Camp David accords

(Encyclopedia) Camp David accords, popular name for the peace treaty forged in 1978 between Israel and Egypt at the U.S. presidential retreat at Camp David, Md. The official agreement was signed on…

James Norris GILLETT, Congress, CA (1860-1937)

GILLETT, James Norris, a Representative from California; born in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wis., September 20, 1860; moved with his parents to Sparta, Wis., in 1865; attended the grammar and…

Edward Hooker GILLETTE, Congress, IA (1840-1918)

GILLETTE, Edward Hooker, (son of Francis Gillette), a Representative from Iowa; born in Bloomfield, Hartford County, Conn., October 1, 1840; attended the public schools at Hartford, Conn., and…