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Women in Sports: Auto Racing

The first all-women auto race took place in 1909. It was a roundtrip race from New York City to Philadelphia. There were 12 competitors. The Woman'…

Saxo Grammaticus

(Encyclopedia) Saxo GrammaticusSaxo Grammaticussăkˈsō grəmătˈĭkəs [key], c.1150–c.1220, the first important Danish historian. He was in the service of Absalon, archbishop of Lund, at whose suggestion…

Jenkin WHITESIDE, Congress, TN (1772-1822)

Senate Years of Service: 1809-1811Party: Democratic RepublicanWHITESIDE, Jenkin, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Lancaster, Pa., in 1772; pursued preparatory studies; studied law and was…

Jesse WHARTON, Congress, TN (1782-1833)

Senate Years of Service: 1814-1815Party: Democratic RepublicanWHARTON, Jesse, (grandfather of Wharton Jackson Green), a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born in Covesville,…

James Beriah FRAZIER, Congress, TN (1856-1937)

Senate Years of Service: 1905-1911Party: DemocratFRAZIER, James Beriah, (father of James Beriah Frazier, Jr.), a Senator from Tennessee; born in Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tenn., October 18,…

Hopkins Lacy TURNEY, Congress, TN (1797-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1845-1851Party: DemocratTURNEY, Hopkins Lacy, a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee; born at Dixon Springs, Smith County, Tenn., October 3, 1797; apprenticed…

James Edmund BAILEY, Congress, TN (1822-1885)

Senate Years of Service: 1877-1881Party: DemocratBAILEY, James Edmund, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Montgomery County, Tenn., August 15, 1822; attended the Clarksville Academy and the…

Henry COOPER, Congress, TN (1827-1884)

Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877Party: DemocratCOOPER, Henry, (brother of Edmund Cooper), a Senator from Tennessee; born in Columbia, Maury County, Tenn., on August 22, 1827; attended Dixon…

Thomas Battle TURLEY, Congress, TN (1845-1910)

Senate Years of Service: 1897-1901Party: DemocratTURLEY, Thomas Battle, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Memphis, Tenn., April 5, 1845; attended the public schools; served throughout the…