Below is the composition of the 112th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2010 midterm elections. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…
In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for representatives at large. All terms run from Jan. 2007 to Jan. 2009.
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by Mark D. Hughes photos by Carol M. Highsmith Carol Highsmith, a distinguished and widely published American photographer, is donating her life's work to the Library of Congress. The Carol M.…
Senate Years of Service: 2009-2010Party: DemocratKIRK, Paul G., Jr., a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Newton, Mass., January 18, 1938; B.A., Harvard University, 1960; J.D., Harvard Law…
(Encyclopedia) Tyndale, Tindal, or Tindale, WilliamTyndale, Tindal, or Tindale, Williamall: tĭnˈdəl [key], c.1494–1536, English biblical translator (see Bible) and Protestant martyr. He was probably…
(Encyclopedia) Keats, John, 1795–1821, English poet, b. London. He is considered one of the greatest of English poets.
The son of a livery stable keeper, Keats attended school at Enfield, where he…
(Encyclopedia) Pope, Alexander, 1688–1744, English poet. Although his literary reputation declined somewhat during the 19th cent., he is now recognized as the greatest poet of the 18th cent. and the…
PRITCHARD, Joel McFee, a Representative from Washington; born in Seattle, King County, Wash., May 5, 1925; attended the public schools; Marietta College, 1946-1947; served in the United States…
Senate Years of Service: 1856-1857Party: OppositionCOMEGYS, Joseph Parsons, a Senator from Delaware; born in âCherbourg,â Kent County, near Dover, Del., December 29, 1813; attended the old…
Full names of famous authorstracked down by Holly Hartman Ever wonder what the two R's stand for in J. R. R. Tolkien? Curious about whether S. E. Hinton is a man or a woman? It used to be common…
