Senate Years of Service: 1852-1852Party: DemocratMERIWETHER, David, a Senator from Kentucky; born in Louisa County, Va., October 30, 1800; moved with his parents to Jefferson County, Ky., in…
Senate Years of Service: 1852-1852 Party: Democrat MERIWETHER, David, a Senator from Kentucky; born in Louisa County, Va., October 30, 1800; moved with his parents to Jefferson County, Ky., in…
(Encyclopedia) Spinks, Leon, Jr. 1953-2021, American boxer, b. St. Louis, Mo. Spinks began boxing at age 13, dropping out of high school in his junior…
(Encyclopedia) Biles, Simone Arianne, 1997–, American gymnast, b. Columbus, Ohio. Known for her consistency and the high degree of difficulty of her routines, she was the first gymnast to win three…
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(Encyclopedia) op artop artŏp [key], movement that became prominent in the United States and Europe in the mid-1960s. Deriving from abstract expressionism, op art includes paintings concerned with…
Senate Years of Service: 1817-1823Party: Democratic RepublicanMORRIL, David Lawrence, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Epping, N.H., June 10, 1772; taught by his grandfather and later…
MORRIS, Jonathan David, (son of Thomas Morris and brother of Isaac Newton Morris), a Representative from Ohio; born in Columbia, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 8, 1804; attended the public…
NICHOLLS, Thomas David, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., September 16, 1870; moved to Nanticoke, Pa., with his parents; attended the public…
