Senate Years of Service: 1903-1930Party: DemocratOVERMAN, Lee Slater, (son-in-law of Augustus Summerfield Merrimon), a Senator from North Carolina; born in Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C.,…
PATTERSON, LaFayette Lee, a Representative from Alabama; born near Delta, Clay County, Ala., August 23, 1888; attended the rural schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits and taught in the…
Senate Years of Service: 1962-1967Party: RepublicanSIMPSON, Milward Lee, (father of Alan Kooi Simpson), a Senator from Wyoming; born in Jackson, Teton County, Wyo., November 12, 1897; attended…
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(Encyclopedia) Fonseca, Manuel Deodoro daFonseca, Manuel Deodoro damänwĕlˈ dē&oobreve;ᵺôˈr&oobreve; dä f&oobreve;nsĕˈkə [key], 1827–92, first president of Brazil (1891). A leader of the…
Born: June 22, 1903Baseball LHP led NL in wins and ERA 3 times each; 2-time MVP (1933,36) with NY Giants; fanned Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Simmons and Cronin in succession in 1934 All-Star Game; 253-154…
(Encyclopedia) Wilderness campaign, in the American Civil War, a series of engagements (May–June, 1864) fought in the Wilderness region of Virginia. Early in May, 1864, the Northern commander in…
(Encyclopedia) Antietam campaignAntietam campaignăntēˈtəm [key], Sept., 1862, of the Civil War. After the second battle of Bull Run, Gen. Robert E. Lee crossed the Potomac to invade Maryland and…
TV news reporter A native New Yorker, Ifill is a graduate of Simmons College. She has covered the White House, Congress, presidential campaigns, and the government for the New York Times, the…
(Encyclopedia) Appomattox Appomattox ăpəmătˈəks [key], town (2020 pop. 16,119), seat of Appomattox co., central Va.; inc. 1925. Confederate general Robert E. Lee…
