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Henry Joshua SPOONER, Congress, RI (1839-1918)

SPOONER, Henry Joshua, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Providence, R.I., August 6, 1839; attended the common schools and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in…

Jesse Burr STRODE, Congress, NE (1845-1924)

STRODE, Jesse Burr, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Farmers Township, Fulton County, Ill., February 18, 1845; attended the public and high schools and was graduated from Abingdon (Ill…

Samuel Andrew COOK, Congress, WI (1849-1918)

COOK, Samuel Andrew, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Ontario, Canada, January 28, 1849; moved with his parents to Calumet County, Wis., in 1856; attended the common schools in Fond du…

Paul Harvey CUNNINGHAM, Congress, IA (1890-1961)

CUNNINGHAM, Paul Harvey, a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm in Indiana County, near Kent, Pa., June 15, 1890; attended the public schools; was graduated from State Teachers College,…

René Louis DE ROUEN, Congress, LA (1874-1942)

  DE ROUEN, René Louis, a Representative from Louisiana; born on a farm near Ville Platte, St. Landry Parish (now Evangeline Parish), January 7, 1874; attended private and public schools…

Presidential Scandals

Bill Clinton: Whitewater, Paula Jones, and Monica Lewinsky by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Tasha Vincent Clinton became the 42nd U.S. president following a turbulent political campaign that…

Top 10 Cellphones, 2014

The following table shows the ranking of the top ten cellphones sold worldwide for the week of January 13, 2015. Rank  Phone…

August Herman ANDRESEN, Congress, MN (1890-1958)

ANDRESEN, August Herman, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Newark, Kendall County, Ill., October 11, 1890; attended the public schools; moved with his parents to Grand Forks, N.Dak., in…

Byron Leslie DORGAN, Congress, ND (1942)

Senate Years of Service: 1992-2011Party: DemocratDORGAN, Byron Leslie, a Representative and a Senator from North Dakota; born in Dickinson, Stark County, N. Dak., May 14, 1942; attended the…