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Charles Wilson BUTTZ, Congress, SC (1837-1913)

BUTTZ, Charles Wilson, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa., November 16, 1837; moved with his parents to Buttzville, N.J., in 1839; completed academic…

William Henry SEWARD, Congress, NY (1801-1872)

Senate Years of Service: 1849-1861Party: Whig; RepublicanSEWARD, William Henry, a Senator from New York; born in Florida, Orange County, N.Y., on May 16, 1801; after preparatory studies,…

John Finis PHILIPS, Congress, MO (1834-1919)

PHILIPS, John Finis, a Representative from Missouri; born in Thralls Prairie, Boone County, Mo., December 31, 1834; attended the common schools, the University of Missouri at Columbia, and was…

Spacewalkers

The Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov was the first person to walk in space. On March 18, 1965, he floated outside his Voskhod 2 spacecraft for more than 10 minutes. Even though his lifeline extended…

Thomas CLAYTON, Congress, DE (1777-1854)

Senate Years of Service: 1824-1827; 1837-1847Party: Adams-Clay Federalist; Anti-Jacksonian; WhigCLAYTON, Thomas, (son of Joshua Clayton and cousin of John Middleton Clayton), a Representative…

John McKINLEY, Congress, AL (1780-1852)

Senate Years of Service: 1826-1831; 1837-1837Party: Jacksonian; DemocratMcKINLEY, John, a Senator and a Representative from Alabama; born in Culpeper County, Va., May 1, 1780; moved to…