SINGLETON, Otho Robards, a Representative from Mississippi; born near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky., October 14, 1814; attended the common schools; was graduated from St. Josephâs…
The Question:
Did Humphrey Bogart really say "Play it again Sam"? And what movie was it in?
The Answer:
In the 1942 film classic Casablanca, Richard "Rick" Blaine (Humphrey Bogart's character…
BARKSDALE, William, (brother of Ethelbert Barksdale), a Representative from Mississippi; born in Rutherford County, Tenn., August 21, 1821; attended the University of Nashville; studied law;…
Senate Years of Service: 1839-1845Party: WhigHENDERSON, John, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Cumberland County, N.J., February 28, 1797; a flatboat man on the Mississippi River; studied…
Senate Years of Service: 1914-1915Party: DemocratWHITE, Francis Shelley (Frank), a Senator from Alabama; born in Prairie, Noxubee County, Miss., March 13, 1847; attended the common schools and…
Senate Years of Service: 1831-1833Party: NullifierMILLER, Stephen Decatur, a Representative and a Senator from South Carolina; born in Waxhaw settlement, Lancaster District, S.C., May 8, 1787…
REECE, Louise Goff, (wife of Brazilla Carroll Reece, daughter of Guy D. Goff, and granddaughter of Nathan Goff), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Milwaukee, Wis., November 6, 1898;…
Senate Years of Service: 1847-1851; 1857-1861Party: Democrat; DemocratDAVIS, Jefferson, (son-in-law of President Zachary Taylor), a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in what…
(Encyclopedia) Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803–62, Confederate general, b. Washington, Ky. After serving in the Black Hawk War, he resigned (1834) from the U.S. army and went to Texas where he enlisted…
(Encyclopedia) Atlantic City, city (2020 pop. 39,497), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier…
