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Cyrus DUREY, Congress, NY (1864-1933)

DUREY, Cyrus, a Representative from New York; born in Caroga, Fulton County, N.Y. May 16, 1864; attended the common schools and Johnstown Academy; was supervisor’s clerk; supervisor of…

Iraq War Timeline, 2008

by Beth Rowen 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 Next: 2009 Jan. 1, 2008…

September 2008 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…

stem cells

(Encyclopedia) stem cells, unspecialized human or animal cells that can produce mature specialized body cells and at the same time replicate themselves. Embryonic stem cells are derived from a…

July 2006

World Dozens Are Killed at Iraqi Market (July 1): More than 60 people are killed by a suicide bomber in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad. A Sunni member of parliament, Tayseer Najah al-Mashhadani,…

August 2007

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Sunni…

Presidential Pardons

The number of pardons granted by U.S. presidents since 1789 by Mark Hughes Related Links Presidential Pardons Presidential Factfile…

Paul Ryan

Find out more about Mitt Romney's running mate for the 2012 presidential race by Jennie Wood Paul Ryan Related Links Paul Ryan official website Mitt…

Helen Thomas

White House correspondentBorn: 8/4/1920Birthplace: Winchester, Kentucky After graduating from Wayne University, Thomas went to Washington, DC. In 1943 she began working for United Press…

Lynn Morley MARTIN, Congress, IL (1939)

MARTIN, Lynn Morley, a Representative from Illinois; born Lynn Morley, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 26, 1939; attended the public schools; B.A., University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill…