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Joe Henry EAGLE, Congress, TX (1870-1963)

EAGLE, Joe Henry, a Representative from Texas; born in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Ky., January 23, 1870; was graduated from the local high school in 1883 and obtained a teacher’s…

Charles Germman BURTON, Congress, MO (1846-1926)

BURTON, Charles Germman, a Representative from Missouri; born in Cleveland, Ohio, April 4, 1846; moved to Warren, Ohio, and attended the public schools; enlisted as a private September 7, 1861…

George Blaine SCHWABE, Congress, OK (1886-1952)

SCHWABE, George Blaine, (brother of Max Schwabe), a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Arthur, Vernon County, Mo., July 26, 1886; attended the country and town schools of Pettis County, Mo…

The Civilian Conservation Corps

The Question: I needed some information on Civilian Conservation Corps. I want to know the history of it. The Answer: The Civilian Conservation Corps was…

Robert Gordon COUSINS, Congress, IA (1859-1933)

COUSINS, Robert Gordon, a Representative from Iowa; born on a farm, “Indian Lodge,” near Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, January 31, 1859; attended the common schools, and was graduated from…

Frances Payne BOLTON, Congress, OH (1885-1977)

BOLTON, Frances Payne, (wife of Chester C. Bolton, granddaughter of Henry B. Payne, and mother of Oliver P. Bolton), a Representative from Ohio; born Francis Payne Bingham, March 29, 1885, in…

John Robert THOMAS, Congress, IL (1846-1914)

THOMAS, John Robert, a Representative from Illinois; born in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill., October 11, 1846; attended the common schools and Hunter Collegiate Institute, Princeton, Ind…

Williams, Rowan Douglas

(Encyclopedia) Williams, Rowan Douglas, 1950–, archbishop of Canterbury (2002–12), b. Swansea, Wales; grad. Christ's College, Cambridge (B.A., 1971; M.A., 1975), Wadham College, Oxford (D.Phil., 1975…

Britney Spears

teen pop sensationBorn: 12/2/1981Birthplace: Kentwood, La. The teen phenom burst onto the music scene with the 1999 release of her vaguely promiscuous single, “…Baby One More Time”. Spears entered…