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Samuel LIVERMORE, Congress, NH (1732-1803)

Senate Years of Service: 1793-1801Party: Pro-Administration; FederalistLIVERMORE, Samuel, (father of Arthur Livermore and Edward St. Loe Livermore), a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator…

Charles Edward POTTER, Congress, MI (1916-1979)

Senate Years of Service: 1952-1959Party: RepublicanPOTTER, Charles Edward, a Representative and a Senator from Michigan; born in Lapeer, Mich., October 30, 1916; attended the public schools;…

John Brooks HENDERSON, Congress, MO (1826-1913)

Senate Years of Service: 1862-1863; 1863-1865; 1865-1869Party: Unionist; Unconditional Unionist; RepublicanHENDERSON, John Brooks, a Senator from Missouri; born near Danville, Pittsylvania…

LeBaron Bradford COLT, Congress, RI (1846-1924)

Senate Years of Service: 1913-1924Party: RepublicanCOLT, LeBaron Bradford, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Dedham, Dedham County, Mass., June 25, 1846; attended the public schools and…

William Pinkney WHYTE, Congress, MD (1824-1908)

Senate Years of Service: 1868-1869; 1875-1881; 1906-1908Party: DemocratWHYTE, William Pinkney, a Senator from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., August 9, 1824; was instructed by a private…

1985 World History

  1985 Ronald Reagan, 73, takes oath for second term as 40th president (Jan. 20). General Westmoreland settles libel action against CBS (Feb. 18). Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher addresses…

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…

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…