(Encyclopedia) Underwood, Oscar Wilder, 1862–1929, American political leader, U.S. Senator from Alabama (1915–27), b. Louisville, Ky. A lawyer in Birmingham, Ala., he became important in Democratic…
(Encyclopedia) food adulteration, act of intentionally debasing the quality of food offered for sale either by the admixture or substitution of inferior substances or by the removal of some valuable…
Black people in the Military
The fight for recognition of African-American soldiers
by Elissa Haney
In World War II, Black soldiers were sent to N. Africa to join the…
HOW DID THE WAR BEGIN? WHY WAS THIS A WORLD WAR? WAR IN THE PACIFIC WHEN DID THE TIDE TURN? BLITZKRIEGHOLOCAUSTATOM BOMBFIND OUT MOREIn 1939, Nazi Germany invaded its neighboring countries,…
Point Counterpoint: Speeches That PersuadeWriting WellAll the World's a Stage: Writing SpeechesInformation, Please: Speeches That InformPoint Counterpoint: Speeches That PersuadeLife of the Party:…
America's Bloodiest War: A Video
Watch this video to better understand the history, battles and important figures of the bloodiest conflict in U.S. History—the Civil War—and its aftermath.
Civil…
GIDDINGS, Joshua Reed, a Representative from Ohio; born in Tioga Point (later Athens), Bradford County, Pa., October 6, 1795; moved with his parents to Canandaigua, N.Y., in 1795; received a…
Senate Years of Service: 1849-1854Party: WhigSMITH, Truman, (nephew of Nathan Smith and Nathaniel Smith), a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Roxbury, Conn., November 27,…
Biography of the American political leader In 1776, George Mason wrote the Virginia Bill of Rights, which served as the model for the U.S Bill of Rights. George Mason, 1725–92,…
(Encyclopedia) Aldrich, Nelson Wilmarth, 1841–1915, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, b. Foster, R.I. He rose in local politics as state assemblyman (1875–76) and U.S. Representative (1879–81) before…
