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Arthur WALSH, Congress, NJ (1896-1947)

Senate Years of Service: 1943-1944Party: DemocratWALSH, Arthur, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., February 26, 1896; educated in the public schools, by private…

William Drew WASHBURN, Congress, MN (1831-1912)

Senate Years of Service: 1889-1895Party: RepublicanWASHBURN, William Drew, (brother of Israel Washburn, Jr., Elihu Benjamin Washburne, and Cadwallader Colden Washburn), a Representative and a…

Key PITTMAN, Congress, NV (1872-1940)

Senate Years of Service: 1913-1940Party: DemocratPITTMAN, Key, a Senator from Nevada; born in Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss., September 12, 1872; educated by private tutors and at the…

Harry REID, Congress, NV (1939)

Senate Years of Service: 1987-Party: DemocratREID, Harry, a Senator and a Representative from Nevada; born in Searchlight, Nev., December 2, 1939; graduated, Southern Utah State College 1959,…

The Supreme Court: Great Minds of the Court

Great Minds of the CourtThe Supreme CourtGreat Minds of the CourtJoseph Story (1811-1845)Oliver Wendell Holmes (1902-1932)Louis Brandeis (1916-1939)Benjamin Cardozo (1932-1938)Hugo Black (…

Lost Islands of the World

Navassa Island Isle of pristine peauty and the Guano Act of 1856 Where Is It? Columbus managed to find Navassa in 1507, yet today the island remains virtually invisible to the tourists and…

Lost Islands of the World

Navassa Island Isle of pristine peauty and the Guano Act of 1856 Where Is It? Columbus managed to find Navassa in 1507, yet today the island remains virtually invisible to the tourists and…

Members of Congress: Colorado, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Colorado Member Name Birth-Death ADAMS, Alva Blanchard 1875-1941 ALLARD, A. Wayne 1943-  ALLOTT, Gordon Llewellyn 1907-1989…

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery occupies 612 acres in Virginia on the Potomac River, directly opposite Washington. This land was part of the estate of John Parke Custis, Martha Washington's son. His…