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John Milton THAYER, Congress, NE (1820-1906)

Senate Years of Service: 1867-1871Party: RepublicanTHAYER, John Milton, (uncle of Arthur Laban Bates), a Senator from Nebraska; born in Bellingham, Mass., January 24, 1820; graduated from…

John FAIRFIELD, Congress, ME (1797-1847)

Senate Years of Service: 1843-1847Party: DemocratFAIRFIELD, John, a Representative and a Senator from Maine; born in Saco, York County, Maine, January 30, 1797; attended the Saco schools,…

Henry MIDDLETON, Congress, SC (1770-1846)

MIDDLETON, Henry, (son of Arthur Middleton and grandson of Henry Middleton [1717-1784]), a Representative from South Carolina; born in London, England, September 28, 1770; his parents, then…

2006 Notable Books for Children

These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger Readers…

Movies and Film: The Lean Years

The Lean YearsMovies and FilmBritish Film HistoryThe BeginningsShooting (in) the WarThe Lean YearsEngland's Left Foot: Irish Cinema In the decades following World War II, the British film industry…

Notable Economists

Beatrice Potter Webb See also Three Economists and Their Theories People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Overview of Economics GDP and Consumers,…

Historical Site Locations

…is Count Dracula's castle? In the Transylvania region of Romania. The castle where the historical Dracula was born still stands in the town of Sighisoara. …is a whole country a desert? There…

Boston, Mass.

Mayor: Marty Walsh (to Jan. 2018)2010 census population (rank): 617,594 (22); Male: 295,951 (47.1%); Female, 321,643 (52.9%); White: 333,033 (53.9%); Black: 150,437 (22.4%); American Indian and…

2015 Nobel Prize Winners

Related Links Nobel Prize History Nobel Prize History Quiz Nobel Peace Prize Winners Quiz Women Nobel Prize…