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Bill Green LOWREY, Congress, MS (1862-1947)

LOWREY, Bill Green, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Kossuth, Alcorn County, Miss., May 25, 1862; attended the public schools and Blue Mountain Academy, Blue Mountain, Miss.; was…

Joshua S. SALMON, Congress, NJ (1846-1902)

SALMON, Joshua S., a Representative from New Jersey; born at Mount Olive, Morris County, N.J., February 2, 1846; at an early age moved with his parents to the village of Bartley; attended the…

Charles Laban ABERNETHY, Congress, NC (1872-1955)

ABERNETHY, Charles Laban, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Rutherford College, Burke County, N.C., March 18, 1872; attended the public schools, Mount Olive (N.C.) High School, and…

Joan Chen

actress, directorBorn: 4/26/1961Birthplace: Shanghai, China Chen has found critical and commercial success in Hollywood, Hong Kong, and China. Her film career began in China, at age 14, when she…

Rockwood HOAR, Congress, MA (1855-1906)

HOAR, Rockwood, (son of George Frisbie Hoar, grandson of Samael Hoar, great-grandson of Roger Sherman, nephew of Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, and cousin of Sherman Hoar), a Representative from…

The War of 1812

1812-15U.S. troops engaged: 286,730American battle deaths: 2,260The U.S. declared war on Great Britain during its war with France.America passed a series of laws that closed its ports to British…

Jacob Beeson BLAIR, Congress, WV (1821-1901)

BLAIR, Jacob Beeson, a Representative from Virginia and from West Virginia; born in Parkersburg, Wood County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 11, 1821; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1844;…

Arthur Robinson GOULD, Congress, ME (1857-1946)

Senate Years of Service: 1926-1931Party: RepublicanGOULD, Arthur Robinson, a Senator from Maine; born in East Corinth, Penobscot County, Maine, March 16, 1857; attended the common schools and…

newt

(Encyclopedia) newt, name for members of a large salamander family, widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere and including the common European salamanders. Newts are lizardlike in shape and are…

Frances Payne BOLTON, Congress, OH (1885-1977)

BOLTON, Frances Payne, (wife of Chester C. Bolton, granddaughter of Henry B. Payne, and mother of Oliver P. Bolton), a Representative from Ohio; born Francis Payne Bingham, March 29, 1885, in…