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William H. Macy

actorBorn: 3/13/1950Birthplace: Miami, Florida Macy's acting career began somewhat inauspiciously doing voice-overs for commercials. He had trained under David Mamet at Goddard College in Vermont…

March 2009 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of March 2009. Three of Four Still Missing After Boat Capsizes (Mar. 2…

Knud WEFALD, Congress, MN (1869-1936)

WEFALD, Knud, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Kragero, Norway, November 3, 1869; attended the local schools and high school of his native land; immigrated to the United States in 1887…

Otto KRUEGER, Congress, ND (1890-1963)

KRUEGER, Otto, a Representative from North Dakota; born of German parents in the Volinia district of southwest Russia, September 7, 1890; attended grade and high school in Russian and German…

Ashkin, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Ashkin, Arthur, 1922–2020, American physicist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Ph.D. Cornell, 1952. Ashkin worked for four decades at Bell Laboratories, retiring in 1992. Ashkin researched…

Lee MANTLE, Congress, MT (1851-1934)

Senate Years of Service: 1895-1897; 1897-1899Party: Republican; Silver RepublicanMANTLE, Lee, a Senator from Montana; born in Birmingham, England, December 13, 1851; immigrated to the United…

African Americans in the 112th Congress

A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 112th Congress. There are 41 black members in the House of Representatives and none in the Senate. State House…

Mark ANDREWS, Congress, ND (1926)

Senate Years of Service: 1981-1987Party: RepublicanANDREWS, Mark, a Representative and a Senator from North Dakota; born in Cass County, N.Dak., May 19, 1926; attended the public schools;…

Charles Wilson BUTTZ, Congress, SC (1837-1913)

BUTTZ, Charles Wilson, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa., November 16, 1837; moved with his parents to Buttzville, N.J., in 1839; completed academic…