(Encyclopedia) Berry, Martha McChesney, 1866–1942, American educator and philanthropist, b. near Rome, Ga., Ph.D. Univ. of Georgia, 1920. Determined to provide educational opportunities for…
Space travel is still pretty new, but it hasn't escaped the realm of tragedy. Space-related deaths have occurred on the ground and in the air.1967Jan. 27, Apollo 1: a fire aboard the space capsule…
Senate Years of Service: 1946-1949Party: RepublicanBALDWIN, Raymond Earl, a Senator from Connecticut; born in Rye, Westchester County, N.Y., August 31, 1893; moved to Middletown, Conn., in…
Senate Years of Service: 1848-1849Party: DemocratJOHNSON, Herschel Vespasian, a Senator from Georgia; born near Farmerâs Bridge, Burke County, Ga., September 18, 1812; attended private…
Senate Years of Service: 1822-1823Party: Democratic RepublicanRODNEY, Caesar Augustus, (son of Thomas Rodney, cousin of George Brydges Rodney, and nephew of Caesar Rodney), a Representative…
Senate Years of Service: 1944-1981Party: DemocratMAGNUSON, Warren Grant, a Representative and a Senator from Washington; born in Moorhead, Clay County, Minn., April 12, 1905; attended the…
