(Encyclopedia) National Recovery Administration (NRA), in U.S. history, administrative bureau established under the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933. In response to President Franklin Delano…
(Encyclopedia) MacArthur, Douglas, 1880–1964, American general, b. Little Rock, Ark.; son of Arthur MacArthur.
At the beginning (1950) of the Korean War he was appointed commander of UN military…
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of historical biographiesBorn: 1/4/1943Birthplace: Rockville Centre, New York Goodwin has won wide praise for her meticulous, in-depth research and her ability to…
MOORE, Joseph Hampton, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J., March 8, 1864; attended the common schools; studied law; reporter on the Philadelphia…
SABATH, Adolph Joachim, a Representative from Illinois; born in Zabori, Czechoslovakia, April 4, 1866; attended the schools of his native town; immigrated to the United States in 1881 and…
Senate Years of Service: 1937-1943Party: DemocratSCHWARTZ, Henry Herman (Harry), a Senator from Wyoming; born on a farm near Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio, May 18, 1869; educated in the…
PLUMLEY, Frank, (father of Charles Albert Plumley), a Representative from Vermont; born in Eden, Lamoille County, Vt., December 17, 1844; attended the public schools and Peopleâs Academy;…
Senate Years of Service: 1933-1939Party: DemocratPOPE, James Pinckney, a Senator from Idaho; born on a farm near Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, La., March 31, 1884; attended the common schools;…
Senate Years of Service: 1954-1954Party: RepublicanABEL, Hazel Hempel, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebr., July 10, 1888; attended the public schools of Omaha,…
CLAYTON, Bertram Tracy, (brother of Henry De Lamar Clayton), a Representative from New York; born on the Clayton estate near Clayton, Barbour County, Ala., October 19, 1862; attended the…
