Senate Years of Service: 1931-1945Party: DemocratCARAWAY, Hattie Wyatt, (wife of Thaddeus Horatius Caraway), a Senator from Arkansas; born in Bakerville, Humphreys County, Tenn., February 1,…
HAMPTON, Wade, (grandfather of Wade Hampton [1818-1902]), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Virginia in 1752; received a thorough education; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved…
Senate Years of Service: 1977-1983Party: RepublicanHAYAKAWA, Samuel Ichiye, a Senator from California; born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 18, 1906; educated in the public…
Senate Years of Service: 1942-1943Party: RepublicanSHOTT, Hugh Ike, a Representative and a Senator from West Virginia; born in Staunton, Augusta County, Va., September 3, 1866; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1836-1840Party: Jacksonian; DemocratSTRANGE, Robert, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Manchester, Va., September 20, 1796; attended private schools in Virginia,…
The Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov was the first person to walk in space. On March 18, 1965, he floated outside his Voskhod 2 spacecraft for more than 10 minutes. Even though his lifeline extended…
When the Broncos Have the Ball The Broncos scored 501 points (31.3 that's points per game) this season, tops in the AFC and second to only Minnesota, who set the all-time league mark with 556…
Biography of the American political leader In 1776, George Mason wrote the Virginia Bill of Rights, which served as the model for the U.S Bill of Rights. George Mason,…
Senate Years of Service: 1806-1809Party: Democratic RepublicanMILLEDGE, John, a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., in 1757; was tutored privately; studied law;…
Senate Years of Service: 1951-1969Party: DemocratMONRONEY, Almer Stillwell Mike, a Representative and a Senator from Oklahoma; born in Oklahoma City, Okla., March 2, 1902; attended the public…