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James Thomas BROYHILL, Congress, NC (1927)

Senate Years of Service: 1986-1986Party: RepublicanBROYHILL, James Thomas, a Representative and a Senator from North Carolina; born in Lenoir, Caldwell County, N.C., August 19, 1927; attended…

Anthony Alfred FLEGER, Congress, OH (1900-1963)

FLEGER, Anthony Alfred, a Representative from Ohio; born in Austria-Hungary October 21, 1900; in 1903 immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Cleveland, Cuyahoga…

William Russell ELLIS, Congress, OR (1850-1915)

ELLIS, William Russell, a Representative from Oregon; born near Waveland, Montgomery County, Ind., April 23, 1850; moved with his parents to Guthrie County, Iowa, in 1855; attended the…

Moon walkers

The Question: How many people have walked on the Moon? The Answer: Twelve astronauts have walked on the Moon, the last in 1972. Here…

The Holocaust (1933–1945)

“Holocaust” is the term describing the Nazi annihilation of about 6 million Jews (two thirds of the pre-World War II European Jewish population), including 4,500,000 from Russia, Poland, and the…

Moon Walks

Twelve astronauts have walked on the moon, the last in 1972. Here are the names of those astronauts listed chronologically by the date of their walk. July 20, 1969—Apollo 11Neil Armstrong Edwin “…

Charles Harrison PAGE, Congress, RI (1843-1912)

PAGE, Charles Harrison, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Gloucester, Providence County, R.I., July 19, 1843; attended the public schools; during the Civil War enlisted in the Union…

John Blair Smith TODD, Congress, DK (1814-1872)

TODD, John Blair Smith, a Delegate from the Territory of Dakota; born in Lexington, Ky., April 4, 1814; moved with his parents to Illinois in 1827; attended private schools; was graduated from…