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Joshua SENEY, Congress, MD (1756-1798)

SENEY, Joshua, a Delegate and a Representative from Maryland; born near Church Hill, Queen Annes County, Md., March 4, 1756; attended the common schools; graduated from the University of…

Henry PAGE, Congress, MD (1841-1913)

PAGE, Henry, a Representative from Maryland; born in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., June 28, 1841; received preparatory instruction at the school of Anthony Bolivar, West Chester, Pa.;…

Writers

When Dorothy Straight of Washington, D.C. was 4 years old, she wrote a story for her grandmother entitled “How the World Began.” Her parents thought it was good enough to be published. They were…

Turbutt WRIGHT, Congress, MD (1741-1783)

WRIGHT, Turbutt, (cousin of Robert Wright), a Delegate from Maryland; born at “White Marsh,” near Chester Mills (now Centerville), Queen Annes County, Md., on February 5, 1741; engaged in…

Joshua Weldon MILES, Congress, MD (1858-1929)

MILES, Joshua Weldon, a Representative from Maryland; born on his father’s farm on the Great Annamessex River, near the village of Marion, Somerset County, Md., December 9, 1858; attended…

Federal Obesity Guidelines

First Federal Obesity Guidelines:More than Half of All Americans are Too Fat Source: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Overweight and obesity continue to be an alarming public health problem…

Korematsu Day

Celebrating a man who never gave up on his rights by Jennie Wood On January 30, 2011, California celebrated its first Korematsu Day, a holiday established to honor Fred Korematsu, a Japanese…

Worst U.S. Man-Made Disasters

In Jan. 2016, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency for Genesee County and apologized for the water crisis in Flint. In an interview with the National…

William PACA, Congress, MD (1740-1799)

PACA, William, a Delegate from Maryland; born at “Wye Hall,” near Abingdon, Queen Anne (now Harford) County, Md., October 31, 1740; was graduated from Philadelphia College in 1759; studied…