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Linda Chavez-Thompson

Labor leaderBorn: 8/1/1944Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas Linda Chavez-Thompson, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO since 1995, is the first person of color to hold an executive office of that…

Thomas Warren BENNETT, Congress, ID (1831-1893)

BENNETT, Thomas Warren, a Delegate from the Territory of Idaho; born in Union County, Ind., February 16, 1831; attended the common schools and was graduated from the law department of the…

George Leonard BERRY, Congress, TN (1882-1948)

Senate Years of Service: 1937-1938Party: DemocratBERRY, George Leonard, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Lee Valley, Hawkins County, Tenn., September 12, 1882; attended the common schools;…

The Cold War

Key events and moments during the tense time between the Western and Eastern Blocs 1945 Soviet army marches into Berlin; the German capital city falls. World War II ends. Soviet…

European Economic Area

(Encyclopedia) European Economic Area: see European Free Trade Association; European Union.

Eliza E. Mother George

Civil War nurseBorn: Oct. 20, 1808Birthplace: Bridport, Vt. Of her early life, little is known. Born Elizabeth Hamilton, she later married W. L. George and had three daughters, Eliza M., Belle,…

Thomas Ward OSBORN, Congress, FL (1833-1898)

Senate Years of Service: 1868-1873Party: RepublicanOSBORN, Thomas Ward, a Senator from Florida; born in Scotch Plains, Union County, N.J., March 9, 1833; moved to New York in 1842 with his…

Menominee, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Menominee, river, 118 mi (190 km) long, formed by the union of the Brule and the Michigamme rivers above Iron Mountain, W Upper Peninsula, N Mich., and flowing SE into Green Bay at…