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Thomas EWING, Congress, OH (1789-1871)

Senate Years of Service: 1831-1837; 1850-1851Party: Anti-Jacksonian; WhigEWING, Thomas, (father of Thomas Ewing [1829-1896]), a Senator from Ohio; born near West Liberty, Ohio County, Va. (now…

Jacob COLLAMER, Congress, VT (1791-1865)

Senate Years of Service: 1855-1857; 1857-1865Party: Opposition; RepublicanCOLLAMER, Jacob, a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Troy, N.Y., January 8, 1791; moved with his…

James William DENVER, Congress, CA (1817-1892)

DENVER, James William, (father of Matthew Rombach Denver), a Representative from California; born in Winchester, Va., October 23, 1817; attended the public schools; moved to Ohio in 1830 with…

Top 10 Polyphonic Ringtones, 2010

Here are the best selling music ringtones.   Rank Title Artist  1. “Shake it Off” Taylor Swift  2. “All About that Bass” Meghan Trainor  3. “Burnin' it Down” Jason Aldean  4. “…

Reverdy JOHNSON, Congress, MD (1796-1876)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1849; 1863-1865; 1865-1868Party: Whig; Unionist; DemocratJOHNSON, Reverdy, (brother-in-law of Thomas Fielder Bowie), a Senator from Maryland; born in Annapolis,…

2009 Grammy Awards

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, 2010; the winners are listed below. Album of the Year: Fearless - Taylor…

Paperback

Here are the best-selling children's books of all time (through the end of 2000), with author and year of initial publication, compiled by Publishers Weekly. OP means the book is no longer in print.…

Mistral, Gabriela

(Encyclopedia) Mistral, GabrielaMistral, Gabrielagäbrēāˈlä [key]Mistral, Gabriela mēsträlˈ [key], 1889–1957, Chilean poet whose original name was Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. She was a teacher in and…