First woman to run on a major party presidential ticket in the United StatesBorn: 8/26/1935Birthplace: Newburgh, NYDied: 3/26/2011 (Boston, MA) Geraldine…
U.S. politician, public officialBorn: 1946Birthplace: New York City Whitman was elected Governor of New Jersey (which has off-year elections) in 1993 and served in the post until 2000 when…
Electing Our LeadersThe Supreme CourtElecting Our LeadersElection Machinery That WorksRemapping DistrictsPaying for CampaignsGetting the Word OutSwitching Parties State governments have the…
Timeline: Modern FashionPart II: 1930-1968 by David Johnson 1930 1940-1945 1947 1950 1954 1960s 1968 Next: 1970-1990 1930 Hemlines drop; then gradually rise Alix "Madame"…
To the Moon and Mars In January 2004, President George W. Bush announced the ambitious goal of putting humans on Mars. The first stage involves returning to the Moon by the year 2020 and…
Senate Years of Service: 1978-1991Party: RepublicanBOSCHWITZ, Rudolph Eli (Rudy), a Senator from Minnesota; born in Berlin, Germany, November 7, 1930; attended the public schools in New…
Senate Years of Service: 1981-1989Party: RepublicanQUAYLE, James Danforth (Dan), (father of Ben Quayle), a Representative and a Senator from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States;…
RUMSFELD, Donald Henry, a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 9, 1932; A.B., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., 1954; received a commission in the United…
Senate Years of Service: 1789-1791; 1797-1798Party: Pro-Administration; FederalistSCHUYLER, Philip John, (father of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler), a Delegate and a Senator from New York; born in…