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The Supreme Court Building

Source: U.S. Supreme Court. Web: www.supremecourtus.gov . Despite its role as a coequal branch of government, the Supreme Court was not provided with a building of its own until 1935, the 146th…

Peter Hoyt DOMINICK, Congress, CO (1915-1981)

Senate Years of Service: 1963-1975Party: RepublicanDOMINICK, Peter Hoyt, (nephew of Howard Alexander Smith), a Representative and a Senator from Colorado; born in Stamford, Fairfield County,…

Stanton Judkins PEELLE, Congress, IN (1843-1928)

PEELLE, Stanton Judkins, a Representative from Indiana; born near Richmond, Wayne County, Ind., February 11, 1843; attended the common schools and Winchester Seminary; enlisted in Company G,…

John Herschel GLENN, Jr., Congress, OH (1921)

Senate Years of Service: 1974-1999Party: DemocratGLENN, John Herschel, Jr., a Senator from Ohio; born in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, July 18, 1921; educated in the public schools of New…

William John McCONNELL, Congress, ID (1839-1925)

Senate Years of Service: 1890-1891Party: RepublicanMcCONNELL, William John, a Senator from Idaho; born in Commerce, Oakland County, Mich., September 18, 1839; pursued an academic course; moved…

Paul Dresser

songwriterBorn: 4/22/1858Birthplace: Terre Haute, Ind. Born John Paul Dreiser, Jr., Dresser was the fourth of 13 children and the older brother of famous author Theodore Dreiser. He changed his…

Campaign 2000 | Third Party Candidates

Third Party Candidates Nader, Buchanan, and some candidates you may not have heard about by David Johnson This article was posted on October 16, 2000. According to the Federal…

Selected Comedians

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello See also Women Comediennes People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Movies Movie Awards Biographies by…

Motley, Archibald John, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Motley, Archibald John, Jr., 1891–1981, African American artist, b. New Orleans, grad. Art Institute of Chicago (1918). He was an important figure in the early Harlem Renaissance,…