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Walter WALKER, Congress, CO (1883-1956)

Senate Years of Service: 1932-1932Party: DemocratWALKER, Walter, a Senator from Colorado; born in Marion, Crittenden County, Ky., April 3, 1883; attended the public schools; moved to Grand…

John PATTON, Jr., Congress, MI (1850-1907)

Senate Years of Service: 1894-1895Party: RepublicanPATTON, John, Jr., (son of John Patton and brother of Charles Emory Patton), a Senator from Michigan; born in Curwensville, Clearfield County…

Melbourne Haddock FORD, Congress, MI (1849-1891)

FORD, Melbourne Haddock, a Representative from Michigan; born in Salem, Washtenaw County, Mich., June 30, 1849; moved to Lansing with his parents in 1859; attended the common schools and the…

Edward James DEVITT, Congress, MN (1911-1992)

DEVITT, Edward James, a Representative from Minnesota; born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., May 5, 1911; graduated from St. John’s College Preparatory High School, Collegeville, Minn.,…

Margaret Smith Court

Born: July 16, 1942Australian tennis player won Grand Slam in both singles (1970) and mixed doubles (1963 with Ken Fletcher); record 24 Grand Slam singles titles—11 Australian, 5 U.S., 5 French and…

Rod Laver

Born: Aug. 9, 1938Australian tennis player only player to win Grand Slam twice (1962,69); Wimbledon champion 4 times; 1st to earn $1 million in prize money, won 11 Grand Slam singles titles.

Leiria

(Encyclopedia) LeiriaLeirialārˈyə [key], town (1991 pop. 27,531), capital of Leiria dist., W central Portugal, in Beira Litoral. It is an agricultural trade center producing leather goods and cement…

Taurage

(Encyclopedia) TaurageTauragetourägāˈ [key], Ger. Tauroggen, town, W Lithuania, on the Yura River. Dating from the 13th cent., Taurage belonged to Prussia from 1691 to 1793, when it passed to Russia…

Isleta

(Encyclopedia) Isleta Isleta ĭslĕtˈə [key], pueblo, Bernalillo co., central N.Mex., on the east bank of the Rio…

Karrie Webb

Born: Dec. 21, 1974Golfer youngest woman to win career Grand Slam; her win in the 2002 British Open made her the first player to win the “Super Grand Slam” (5 different majors) and gave her 6…