BUCHANAN, James, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Ringoes, Hunterdon County, N.J., June 17, 1839; attended the public schools and Clinton Academy; studied law at Albany University; was…
FLOYD, John Gelston, (grandson of William Floyd), a Representative from New York; born in Mastic, near Moriches, Long Island, N.Y., February 5, 1806; attended the common schools, and was…
DONOVAN, James George, a Representative from New York; born in Clinton, Worcester County, Mass., December 15, 1898, attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Cambridge in 1916 and 1917…
ELLIS, Ezekiel John, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, La., October 15, 1840; attended private schools in Covington and Clinton, La., and Centenary…
ESPY, Alphonso Michael (Mike), a Representative from Mississippi; born in Yazoo City, Miss., November 30, 1953; B.A., Howard University, Washington, D.C., 1975; J.D., University of Santa Clara…
Senate Years of Service: 1987-1993Party: DemocratWIRTH, Timothy E., a Representative and a Senator from Colorado; born in Santa Fe, N.Mex., September 22, 1939; graduated, Harvard University…
The Question: Where does the vice president live? The Answer: In July 1974 Congress designated a house on the southeast corner of 34th Street and Massachusetts…
Hale-Bopp CometNASAMother Teresa (1910–1997)Archive PhotosPrincess Diana (1961–1997)Archive Photos1997Two Hutu sentenced to death in Rwandan genocide (Jan. 3). Floods cause wide damage in U.S. West…
educator, administrator, public officialBorn: 2/14/1941Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Though she's best known as the former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (1993–2000) under…
