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Arthur BROWN, Congress, UT (1843-1906)

Senate Years of Service: 1896-1897Party: RepublicanBROWN, Arthur, a Senator from Utah; born near Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., March 8, 1843; attended the common schools and graduated…

spring, in mechanics

(Encyclopedia) spring, in mechanics, any of several elastic devices used variously to store and to furnish energy, to absorb shock, to sustain the pressure between contacting surfaces, and to resist…

Ozark National Scenic Riverways

(Encyclopedia) Ozark National Scenic Riverways, 80,786 acres (32,707 hectares), along the Current and Jacks Fork rivers, SE Mo.; authorized 1964 as the first national scenic river; est. 1972. Many…

MANN, James Robert, Congress, IL (1856-1922)

MANN, James Robert, a Representative from Illinois; born near Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., on October 20, 1856; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of Illinois at…

VANDERGRIFF, Tommy (Tom) Joe, Congress, TX (1926)

VANDERGRIFF, Tommy (Tom) Joe, a Representative from Texas; born in Carrollton, Dallas County, Tex., January 29, 1926; attended public schools of Carrollton and Arlington, Tex.; B.A., University…

Joseph Weldon BAILEY, Congress, TX (1862-1929)

Senate Years of Service: 1901-1913Party: DemocratBAILEY, Joseph Weldon, (father of Joseph Weldon Bailey, Jr.), a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born near Crystal Springs, Copiah…

YATES, Richard, Congress, IL (1860-1936)

YATES, Richard, (son of Richard Yates [1815-1873]), a Representative from Illinois; born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., December 12, 1860; attended public schools and Illinois Woman’s…

Memorial Day

Officially observed on Monday, May 29, 2017 by Borgna Brunner The Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery commemorates American war dead from the World Wars, Korea, and…

Philip Pitt CAMPBELL, Congress, KS (1862-1941)

CAMPBELL, Philip Pitt, a Representative from Kansas; born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, April 25, 1862; moved with his parents to Neosho County, Kans., in 1867; attended the common…