(Encyclopedia) Slatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr vonSlatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr vonr&oomacr;ˈdôlf kärl frīˈhĕr fən släˈtĭn [key], known as Slatin PashaSlatin, Rudolf Carl, Freiherr vonpäˈshä [key…
UDALL, Morris King, (brother of Stewart Lee Udall; father of Mark Udall; uncle of Thomas Udall; cousin of Gordon H. Smith), a Representative from Arizona; born in St. Johns, Apache County,…
UDALL, Stewart Lee, (brother of Morris K. Udall; uncle of Mark Udall; father of Tom Udall; cousin of Gordon H. Smith), a Representative from Arizona; born in St. Johns, Apache County, Ariz.,…
LONDON, Meyer, a Representative from New York; born in Kalvaria, Russia, December 29, 1871; attended a primary school and also received private instruction, principally in languages;…
Senate Years of Service: 1880-1891Party: DemocratBROWN, Joseph Emerson, a Senator from Georgia; born in the Pickens District of South Carolina April 15, 1821; moved to Georgia; attended…
People in the NewsRecent ObituariesBiographies by Category Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, Italian adventurer and antiquities dealer Bent, James Theodore, English explorer and archaeologist Bingham,…
singerBorn: 12/4/1955Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi With such albums as Songbook (1985), Blue Skies (1988), and Blue Light Til Dawn (1993), many critics call her the finest jazz vocalist of her…
BARRINGER, Daniel Laurens, (uncle of Daniel Moreau Barringer), a Representative from North Carolina; born at âPoplar Grove,â Cabarrus County, N.C., October 1, 1788; studied law; was…
WILLIAMS, Thomas Sutler, a Representative from Illinois; born in Louisville, Clay County, Ill., February 14, 1872; attended Willis district school, Louisville High School, and Austin College,…