Senate Years of Service: 1981-1987Party: RepublicanDENTON, Jeremiah Andrew, Jr., a Senator from Alabama; born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., July 15, 1924; graduated from McGill Institute,…
Senate Years of Service: 1925-1931Party: DemocratBLEASE, Coleman Livingston, a Senator from South Carolina; born near Newberry, Newberry County, S.C., October 8, 1868; attended the common…
JULIAN, George Washington, a Representative from Indiana; born near Centerville, Wayne County, Ind., on May 5, 1817; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1840…
McKINLEY, William, Jr., a Representative from Ohio and 25th President of the United States; born in Niles, Ohio, January 29, 1843; attended the public schools, Poland Academy, and Allegheny…
Senate Years of Service: 1819-1822Party: Democratic RepublicanPLEASANTS, James, a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at âCold Comfort,â in Powhatan County, Va., October 24,…
(Encyclopedia) Smyth or Smith, John, c.1554–1612, English nonconformist clergyman and early believer in adult baptism. Influenced by the Brownists, he separated from the Church of England and became…
(Encyclopedia) Langland, William, c.1332–c.1400, putative author of Piers Plowman. He was born probably at Ledbury near the Welsh marshes and may have gone to school at Great Malvern Priory. Although…
Famous Presidential Speeches Fireside chats, inaugural speeches, war declarations, and more George Washington First Inaugural Address Farewell Address Thomas Jefferson…
The first five editions of The Columbia Encyclopedia were published in 1935, 1950, 1963, 1975, and 1993. All editions owe a debt of gratitude to Clark Fisher Ansley, the editor of the first edition,…
The Question: I am looking for the name of the 700 foot long ship that laid the first transatlantic cable connecting Europe with North America in 1866. They…
