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Nathan Leroy STRONG, Congress, PA (1859-1939)

STRONG, Nathan Leroy, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Troy (now Summerville), Jefferson County, Pa., November 12, 1859; attended the public schools; was a telegraph operator and…

John R. LEWIS, Congress, GA (1940)

LEWIS, John R., a Representative from Georgia; born in Troy, Pike County, Ala., February 21, 1940; attended public schools; B.A., American Baptist Theological Seminary, Nashville, Tenn., 1961…

Earl Dewitt HUTTO, Congress, FL (1926)

HUTTO, Earl Dewitt, a Representative from Florida; born in Midland City, Dale County, Ala., May 12, 1926; attended the Dale County public schools; B.S., Troy State University, 1949; graduate…

John Walter OLVER, Congress, MA (1936)

OLVER, John Walter, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Honesdale, Wayne County, Pa., September 3, 1936; B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., 1955; M.S., Tufts…

Clement Hall SINNICKSON, Congress, NJ (1834-1919)

SINNICKSON, Clement Hall, (grandnephew of Thomas Sinnickson [1744-1817]), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Salem, Salem County, N.J., September 16, 1834; attended private schools, and…

Barcode Firsts

The Question: What product was the first to be purchased by scanning its barcode? The Answer: The first step toward today's bar codes and bar…

George McInvale GRANT, Congress, AL (1897-1982)

GRANT, George McInvale, a Representative from Alabama; born in Louisville, Barbour County, Ala., July 11, 1897; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the…

Charles Dyer BECKWITH, Congress, NJ (1838-1921)

BECKWITH, Charles Dyer, a Representative from New Jersey; born near Coveville, Saratoga County, N.Y., October 22, 1838; attended private schools in Troy, N.Y., Philadelphia, Pa., Worcester,…