FORTENBERRY, Jeff, a Representative from Nebraska; born on December 27, 1960, in Baton Rouge, La.; B.A. in Economics, LSU, 1982; Master of Public Policy, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C…
(Harold Rowe Holbrook, Jr.)actorBorn: 2/17/1925Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Insightful actor active in stage, film, and television but best known for developing and touring with a one-man show of…
OWSLEY, Bryan Young, a Representative from Kentucky; born near Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Ky., August 19, 1798; attended the common schools of Lincoln County; studied law and was admitted…
WHY DID THE STATES FIGHT EACH OTHER? HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED? WHAT WAS THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD? DID THE CIVIL WAR END SLAVERY IN THE US? BIOGRAPHY: ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1809–1865 FIND OUT…
by Shmuel Ross The National World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, May 29th, 2004. This was the first national memorial made to remember World War II, the 16…
MONTGOMERY, Thomas, a Representative from Kentucky; born in what is now Nelson County, Va., in 1779; received a thorough English training; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…
(Patrick Floyd Garrett)lawmanBorn: 6/5/1850Birthplace: Chambers County, Alabama Western law man famous for killing Billy “The Kid”, Pat Garrett left his family's plantation in Louisiana in 1869 to…
Senate Years of Service: 2009-Party: RepublicanJOHANNS, Mike, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Osage, Iowa, June 18, 1950; B.A., St. Maryâs College, Winona, Minn., 1971; J.D., Creighton…
(Encyclopedia) Lovejoy, Owen, 1811–64, American abolitionist, b. Albion, Maine, educated at Bowdoin College. He witnessed the killing of his brother Elijah P. Lovejoy, under whom he had studied for…
