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Robert Beecher HOWELL, Congress, NE (1864-1933)

Senate Years of Service: 1923-1933Party: RepublicanHOWELL, Robert Beecher, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., January 21, 1864; attended the public schools;…

Samuel Greene ARNOLD, Congress, RI (1821-1880)

Senate Years of Service: 1862-1863Party: RepublicanARNOLD, Samuel Greene, (granduncle of Theodore Francis Green), a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., April 12, 1821;…

Abraham BALDWIN, Congress, GA (1754-1807)

Senate Years of Service: 1799-1807Party: Democratic RepublicanBALDWIN, Abraham, (half-brother of Henry Baldwin of Pennsylvania), a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator from Georgia; born…

Robert Paul GRIFFIN, Congress, MI (1923)

Senate Years of Service: 1966-1979Party: RepublicanGRIFFIN, Robert Paul, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., November 6, 1923; attended public…

John Francis FITZGERALD, Congress, MA (1863-1950)

FITZGERALD, John Francis, (grandfather of John Fitzgerald Kennedy; grandfather of Edward Moore Kennedy; grandfather of Robert Francis Kennedy; great-grandfather of Joseph P. Kennedy II; great-…

George Mason

Biography of the American political leader   In 1776, George Mason wrote the Virginia Bill of Rights, which served as the model for the U.S Bill of Rights. George Mason, 1725–92,…

Holidays in America

The major federal, religious, traditional, and informal holidays celebrated in the United States Choose a Holiday: New Year's DayEpiphanyMartin Luther King's BirthdayMawild al-NabiGroundhog…

2014 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating

Artistry takes center stage 2014 Winter Olympic Champion Adelina Sotnikova preforming on March 4, 2012 Photo Credit: David W. Carmichael Related Links 2014 Winter…