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Nelson TIFT, Congress, GA (1810-1891)

TIFT, Nelson, a Representative from Georgia; born in Groton, Conn., July 23, 1810; attended the village school; moved to Key West, Fla., with his father in 1826, to Charleston, S.C., in 1830,…

Hiram Pitt BENNET, Congress, CO (1826-1914)

BENNET, Hiram Pitt, a Delegate from the Territory of Colorado; born in Carthage, Franklin County, Maine, September 2, 1826; moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Richland County in…

Science Projects: Just for the Fun of It!

Just for the Fun of It!Science ProjectsJust for the Fun of It!Making Invisible InkMaking Eggs That BounceDo Odor and Bacteria Go Hand-in-Hand?The Sweetest Experiment A great…

1996 Olympics: Weightlifting

119 lbs (54kg): 1. Halil Mutlu, TUR (632.5 lbs); 2. Zhang Xiangsen, CHN (617.29); 3. Sevdalin Minchev, BUL (610.5). 130 lbs (59kg): 1. Teng Ningsheng, CHN (677.75 lbs); 2. Leonidas Sabanis, GRE (…

Joycelyn Jones Elders

former U.S. surgeon generalBorn: 8/13/1933Birthplace: Schaal, Arkansas Elders briefly served as the surgeon general of the United States under President Bill Clinton. She was confirmed in September…

Laurence CURTIS, Congress, MA (1893-1989)

CURTIS, Laurence, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 3, 1893; graduated from Groton School in 1912 and from Harvard University in 1916;…

Chester Castle BOLTON, Congress, OH (1882-1939)

BOLTON, Chester Castle, (husband of Frances P. Bolton and father of Oliver P. Bolton), a Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Ohio, September 5, 1882; attended the public schools; was…

Henry B. PAYNE, Congress, OH (1810-1896)

Senate Years of Service: 1885-1891Party: DemocratPAYNE, Henry B., (grandfather of Frances P. Bolton and great-grandfather of Oliver Payne Bolton), a Representative and a Senator from Ohio;…

Erie, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Erie, city (2020 pop. 94,831), seat of Erie co., NW Pa., on Lake Erie; inc. as a city 1851. Pennsylvania's only port on the Great Lakes…