The world's most famous ship sunk on April 15, 1912
by Beth Rowen The Ship vs. The Film • Titanic, the ship, was one of the largest movable objects ever built, measuring in at 883 feet…
On (and Under) the Water
Most people think Robert Fulton invented the steamboat. But in fact, John Fitch, an American, built and operated a steamboat on the Delaware River in 1787, but his…
PALFREY, John Gorham, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., May 2, 1796; completed preparatory studies in Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., and was graduated from…
Senate Years of Service: 1796-1799Party: Democratic RepublicanTATTNALL, Josiah, a Senator from Georgia; born at Bonaventure, near Savannah, Ga., in 1762; completed preparatory studies; went…
TONGUE, Thomas H., a Representative from Oregon; born in Lincolnshire, England, June 23, 1844; attended the public schools in England; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who…
SULLIVAN, James, (brother of John Sullivan and uncle of George Sullivan), a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Berwick, Maine (then a part of Massachusetts), April 22, 1744; completed…
LOWNDES, William, (brother of Thomas Lowndes), a Representative from South Carolina; born on âHorseshoeâ plantation, near Jacksonborough, St. Bartholomewâs parish, South Carolina,…
singer, actressBorn: 9/26/1948Birthplace: Cambridge, England Born in England and reared in Australia, singer Olivia Newton-John scored with numerous country-tinged pop hits during the 1970s and…
BERESFORD, Richard, a Delegate from South Carolina; birthdate unknown; born near Charleston, St. Thomas and St. Denis Parish, Berkeley County, S.C. (baptized June 3, 1755); educated in South…
GWINNETT, Button, a Delegate from Georgia; born in Down Hatherly, Gloucestershire, England, and baptized in 1735; pursued an academic course; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Bristol, England…
