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Members of Congress: Alabama, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Alabama Member Name Birth-Death ABERCROMBIE, James 1795-1861 ABERCROMBIE, John William 1866-1940 ADERHOLT, Robert 1965- …

Labor Day

Work in America: history, facts, statistics, and leaders Compiled by Information Please Related Links The History of Labor Day Labor Day by the Numbers—…

Memphis, Tenn.

Mayor: A. C. Wharton, Jr. (to 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 646,889 (20); % change: -0.5; Male: 307,019 (47.5%); Female: 339,870 (52.5%); White: 190,120 (29.4%); Black: 409,687 (63.3%);…

2005 Geography Bee

Persistence paid off for 13-year-old Nathan Cornelius from Cottonwood, Minn. The home-schooled seventh grader represented Minnesota at the National Geographic…

John Quincy Adams

Born: 7/11/1767Birthplace: Braintree, Mass. John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767, at Braintree (now Quincy), Mass., the son of John Adams, the second president. He spent his early years in…

ANDERSON, Joseph, Congress, TN (1757-1837)

Senate Years of Service: 1797-1815 Party: Democratic Republican ANDERSON, Joseph, (father of Alexander Outlaw Anderson), a Senator from Tennessee; born near Philadelphia, Pa., November 5, 1757…

Hurricanes

Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hurricanes are severe tropical storms that form in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern Pacific Ocean.…

Morgan Calvin HAMILTON, Congress, TX (1809-1893)

Senate Years of Service: 1870-1873; 1873-1875; 1875-1877Party: Republican; Liberal Republican; RepublicanHAMILTON, Morgan Calvin, (brother of Andrew Jackson Hamilton), a Senator from Texas;…

John Armor BINGHAM, Congress, OH (1815-1900)

BINGHAM, John Armor, a Representative from Ohio; born in Mercer, Mercer County, Pa., January 21, 1815; pursued academic studies; apprentice in a printing office for two years; attended…

William COCKE, Congress, TN (1748-1828)

Senate Years of Service: 1796-1797; 1799-1805Party: Democratic Republican; Democratic RepublicanCOCKE, William, (father of John Cocke and grandfather of William Michael Cocke), a Senator from…