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Allan Pineda Lindo (apl.de.ap) Biography

(apl.de.ap) rap artistBorn: November 28, 1974Birthplace: Pampanga, Philippines Allan Pineda Lindo (more commonly known as apl.de.ap) was born in the Philippines to a…

Henry MARKELL, Congress, NY (1792-1831)

MARKELL, Henry, (son of Jacob Markell), a Representative from New York; born in Stone Arabia, Montgomery County, N.Y., February 7, 1792; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted…

Men and women's buttons

The Question: Why are women's buttons on the opposite side from men's? The Answer: Nobody's certain, but the usual answer given is that men's clothing buttons…

Daniel HUGUNIN, Jr., Congress, NY (1790-1850)

HUGUNIN, Daniel, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in Montgomery County, N.Y., February 6, 1790; pursued classical studies; served in the War of 1812; successfully contested the…

John BALDWIN, Congress, CT (1772-1850)

BALDWIN, John, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Mansfield, Conn., April 5, 1772; attended the common schools; was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in 1797; studied…

William Addison DUNCAN, Congress, PA (1836-1884)

DUNCAN, William Addison, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Cashtown, Franklin Township, Adams County, Pa., February 2, 1836; attended the public schools; was graduated from Franklin…

Nehemiah EASTMAN, Congress, NH (1782-1856)

EASTMAN, Nehemiah, (uncle of Ira Allen Eastman), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Gilmanton, Belknap County, N.H., June 16, 1782; attended the local academy in Gilmanton; studied…

WILSON, James, Congress, PA (1779-1868)

WILSON, James, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Millerstown (now Fairfield), Pa., April 28, 1779; attended the common schools; learned the trade of cabinetmaker; engaged in mercantile…

Alfred H. POWELL, Congress, VA (1781-1831)

POWELL, Alfred H., a Representative from Virginia; born in Loudoun County, Va., March 6, 1781; was graduated from Princeton College; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced the…

James Randolph REID, Congress, PA (1750-1789)

REID, James Randolph, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Hamiltonban Township, York (now Adams) County, Pa., August 11, 1750; graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor of arts…