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Thomas McEWAN, Jr., Congress, NJ (1854-1926)

McEWAN, Thomas, Jr., a Representative from New Jersey; born in Paterson, N.J., February 26, 1854; attended the public schools; became a civil engineer; attended the law department of Columbia…

Eminem

(Detroit MC, Marshall Mathers)Birthplace: Kansas City Grammy Award-winning controversial hard-core rap artist who burst on the music scene with the release of 1999's The Slim Shady LP, a double…

People in Space: Firsts

by Mark Hughes In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to venture beyond Earth's atmosphere. Since his journey, about 450 people—astronauts, civilians, and "space tourists…

Cloning 101

Take a look back at the science of cloning, for both therapeutic and reproductive use Dolly the SheepAP…

James WHITE, Congress, TN (1749-1809)

WHITE, James, (father of Edward Douglass White [1795-1847] and grandfather of Edward Douglass White [1845-1921]), a Delegate from North Carolina and from the Territory South of the River Ohio…

George LOGAN, Congress, PA (1753-1821)

Senate Years of Service: 1801-1807Party: Democratic RepublicanLOGAN, George, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born at ‘Stenton,’ Philadelphia County, Pa., September 9, 1753; was sent to…