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John GAILLARD, Congress, SC (1765-1826)

Senate Years of Service: 1804-1823; 1823-1825; 1825-1826Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; JacksonianGAILLARD, John, (uncle of Theodore Gaillard Hunt), a Senator from South…

James LOCKHART, Congress, IN (1806-1857)

LOCKHART, James, a Representative from Indiana; born in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., February 13, 1806; attended the public schools; moved to Ithaca, N.Y., about 1826 and operated a woolen…

James Buchanan

Born: 4/23/1791Birthplace: Mercersburg, Pa. James Buchanan was born near Mercersburg, Pa., on April 23, 1791. A Dickinson graduate and a lawyer, he entered Pennsylvania politics as a Federalist.…

Samuel Williams INGE, Congress, AL (1817-1868)

INGE, Samuel Williams, (nephew of William Marshall Inge), a Representative from Alabama; born in Warren County, N.C., on February 22, 1817; moved to Greene County, Ala.; attended the public…

Clarence Evans KILBURN, Congress, NY (1893-1975)

KILBURN, Clarence Evans, a Representative from New York; born in Malone, Franklin County, N.Y., April 13, 1893; attended the public schools and was graduated from Cornell University, Ithaca, N…

Alec Baldwin

(Alexander Rae Baldwin III)actorBorn: 4/3/1958Birthplace: Massapequa, New York Alec is the best known of four Baldwin brothers—Alec, Daniel, Stephen, and William > actively pursuing acting…

John Calhoun NICHOLLS, Congress, GA (1834-1893)

NICHOLLS, John Calhoun, a Representative from Georgia; born in Clinton, Jones County, Ga., April 25, 1834; attended private schools and was graduated from the College of William and Mary,…

John Duncan YOUNG, Congress, KY (1823-1910)

YOUNG, John Duncan, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Owingsville, Bath County, Ky., September 22, 1823; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1854 and…

DK Science: Communication

HOWLING WOLVESFEARSUBMISSIONEXCITEMENTBIG FIN REEF SQUIDBOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHINSSCENTED MESSAGEBIOGRAPHY: JANE GOODALL British, 1934-LANGUAGEFIND OUT MORESounds, signals, and gestures make up an…

Kansas-Nebraska Act

(Encyclopedia) Kansas-Nebraska Act, bill that became law on May 30, 1854, by which the U.S. Congress established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. By 1854 the organization of the vast Platte…