ROBERTSON, Alice Mary, a Representative from Oklahoma; born at Tullahassee Mission, Creek Nation, Indian Territory (now Tullahassee, Okla.), January 2, 1854; self-taught in early life under…
Senate Years of Service: 1897-1904Party: RepublicanHANNA, Marcus Alonzo, (father of Ruth Hanna McCormick), a Senator from Ohio; born in New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana County, Ohio,…
Senate Years of Service: 1925-1931Party: RepublicanDENEEN, Charles Samuel, a Senator from Illinois; born in Edwardsville, Madison County, Ill., May 4, 1863; raised in Lebanon, St. Clair County…
(Encyclopedia) Knights of the Golden Circle, secret order of Southern sympathizers in the North during the Civil War. Its members were known as Copperheads. Dr. George W. L. Bickley, a Virginian who…
(Encyclopedia) Barnes Foundation, museum and arborteum in Merion and Philadelphia, Pa. Founded in 1922, it houses the impressive art collection amassed by Albert Coombs Barnes, 1872–1951, a wealthy…
(Encyclopedia) Surratt, Mary EugeniaSurratt, Mary Eugeniasərătˈ [key], 1820–65, alleged conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, hanged on July 7, 1865. A widow (her maiden name was…
climatologistDied: December 30, 2007 (Stockholm, Sweden) Best Known as: leader of UN climate panel that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Bert Bolin was…
rear admiral; computer scientistBorn: 12/9/1906Birthplace: New York City Dr. Grace Murray Hopper was one of the earliest computer programmers and a leader in the field of software development…
(Jesse Stuart Gates, Cheryl McFadden, Cheryl Gates McFadden)actress, dancer, choreographerBorn: 3/2/1949Birthplace: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Gates McFadden is most readily identified through her…
