(Encyclopedia) AugustusAugustusôgŭsˈtəs, əgŭsˈ– [key], 63 b.c.–a.d. 14, first Roman emperor, a grandson of the sister of Julius Caesar. Named at first Caius Octavius, he became on adoption by the…
Who originated the idea of a national holiday in honor of MLK?
by Shmuel Ross and David Johnson Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday in January.…
MEYER, John Ambrose, a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., May 15, 1899; attended the grade schools and Loyola High School; during the First World War enlisted as a private…
MONTGOMERY, Samuel James, a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Buffalo, Ky., December 1, 1896; moved to Oklahoma in 1902 with his parents, who settled in Bartlesville; attended the public…
MUNGEN, William, a Representative from Ohio; born in Baltimore, Md., May 12, 1821; moved with his parents to Ohio in 1830; attended the common schools; taught school; editor and publisher of…
HUGHES, George Wurtz, a Representative from Maryland; born in Elmira, N.Y., September 30, 1806; received a liberal schooling; was graduated from the United States Military Academy at West…
BAKER, Charles Simeon, a Representative from New York; born in Churchville, Monroe County, N.Y., February 18, 1839; attended the common schools, Cary Collegiate Institute of Oakfield, and the…
DIVEN, Alexander Samuel, a Representative from New York; born in Catharine (later Watkins), N.Y., February 10, 1809; attended the common schools and the academies in Penn Yan and Ovid, N.Y.;…
DORSEY, Frank Joseph Gerard, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., April 26, 1891; attended grade and high schools; was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania…
