(Encyclopedia) Schumacher, MichaelSchumacher, Michaelsh&oomacr;ˈmäkhər [key], 1969–, German auto race driver, b. Hürth-Hermühlheim. Regarded as the best Formula 1 (F1) driver of his era, he…
NOLAND, James Ellsworth, a Representative from Indiana; born in La Grange, Lewis County, Mo., April 22, 1920; A.B., Indiana University, 1942; J.D., Indiana University, 1948; M.B.A., Harvard…
Senate Years of Service: 1877-1879Party: DemocratARMSTRONG, David Hartley, a Senator from Missouri; born in Nova Scotia, Canada, October 21, 1812; attended Maine Wesleyan Seminary; taught…
BACON, Henry, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 14, 1846; attended the Mount Pleasant Academy in Sing Sing, the Episcopal Academy in Cheshire, Conn., and was…
LIBONATI, Roland Victor, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 29, 1900; Lewis Institute, A.A., 1918; during the First World War served as a lieutenant…
MILLER, Rutger Bleecker, (son of Morris Smith Miller), a Representative from New York; born in Lowville, Lewis County, N.Y., July 28, 1805; attended the common schools in Utica, the Catholic…
LINK, William Walter, a Representative from Illinois; born in Swiec, Poland, February 12, 1884; immigrated to the United States in 1897 with his parents, who settled in Chicago, Ill.; attended…
KNAPP, Charles Luman, a Representative from New York; born on a farm near Harrisburg, Lewis County, N.Y., July 4, 1847; attended the rural schools, Lowville (N.Y.) Academy, and Irving…
HAMILTON, John M., a Representative from West Virginia; born in Weston, Lewis County, Va. (now West Virginia), March 16, 1855; attended the public schools; recorder of the town of Weston in…
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Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) is the first woman to appear on U.S. coinage. Anthony worked for nearly 70 years to bring suffrage (the right to vote) to…
