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Posey Green LESTER, Congress, VA (1850-1929)

LESTER, Posey Green, a Representative from Virginia; born near the town of Floyd, Floyd County, Va., March 12, 1850; attended the common schools and the Jacksonville graded school at Floyd;…

Joshua SENEY, Congress, MD (1756-1798)

SENEY, Joshua, a Delegate and a Representative from Maryland; born near Church Hill, Queen Annes County, Md., March 4, 1756; attended the common schools; graduated from the University of…

James MILNOR, Congress, PA (1773-1844)

MILNOR, James, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., June 20, 1773; attended the Philadelphia Grammar School and also the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia,…

Jacob Edwin MEEKER, Congress, MO (1878-1918)

MEEKER, Jacob Edwin, a Representative from Missouri; born near Attica, Fountain County, Ind., October 7, 1878; attended the public schools; was graduated from Union Christian College, Merom,…

2014 Winter Olympics: Speed Skating

The Olympic demolition derby   Dan Jansen Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Speed Skating Through the Years Short Track Speed Skating Through the…

2000 Olympics

Sydney A record 10,651 athletes (4,069 of them women) from 199 nations participate; the only nation excluded is Afghanistan. North and South Korea enter the stadium under one flag. Australian…

Hiram Rhodes REVELS, Congress, MS (1827-1901)

Senate Years of Service: 1870-1871Party: RepublicanREVELS, Hiram Rhodes, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., on September 27, 1827; attended Beech Grove…

DK History: Tudor Age

HOW DID TUDOR MERCHANTS BECOME WEALTHY? WHO WAS THE GREATEST TUDOR MONARCH? WHY DID HENRY VIII QUARREL WITH THE POPE? CHURCH OF ENGLANDFIND OUT MOREThe Tudors were a family of Welsh, French, and…