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Wedding Quotations

Wedding Quotations Love, comfort, and honor Compiled by Elizabeth Olson "(Marriage) is not by any to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly; but reverently, discreetly, advisedly,…

William Joel STONE, Congress, MO (1848-1918)

Senate Years of Service: 1903-1918Party: DemocratSTONE, William Joel, a Representative and a Senator from Missouri; born near Richmond, Madison County, Ky., May 7, 1848; attended the public…

Campaign 2000 | Candidates for Governor

Governorship Results8 Democrats, 3 Republicans elected by Ann-Marie Imbornoni RELATED LINKS Facts about GovernorsGovernors of the 50 StatesElectoral College v. The…

Facts About Women in the House and the Senate

Here are some facts about women who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Congress. 313 women have been elected or appointed to the U.S. Congress. Jeannette Rankin, Republican from…

Fredericksburg

(Encyclopedia) Fredericksburg. 1 Town (2020 pop. 10,875), Gillespie co., S central Texas, in the Texas Hill Country near the Pedernales River; inc.…

Negro League Baseball: Gone But Not Forgotten

The Glory Years In 1933, Negro League baseball finally got the financial support it needed to show off its superior brand of baseball... albeit from shady sources. Bar owner Gus Greenlee, known…

Women in Sports: Baseball

Women have been playing baseball since 1866. Vassar College had the first women's baseball team. Lanny Moss was the first woman to manage a…

2007 MacArthur Foundation Awards

  Related Links Intel Science Talent Search WinnersNobel Prize Winners2006 MacArthur Foundation AwardsThe MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to provide financial…

Lomax, John Avery

(Encyclopedia) Lomax, John AveryLomax, John Averylōˈmăks [key], 1867–1948, American folklorist, b. Goodman, Miss. Lomax's first book, Cowboy Songs (1910), contained for the first time in print such…

Rosenberg Case

(Encyclopedia) Rosenberg Case, in U.S. history, a lengthy and controversial espionage case. In 1950, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Julius Rosenberg (1918–53), an electrical engineer…