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Harry Wilbur GRISWOLD, Congress, WI (1886-1939)

GRISWOLD, Harry Wilbur, a Representative from Wisconsin; born on a farm near West Salem, La Crosse County, Wis., May 19, 1886; attended the West Salem public and high schools and the college…

George HASTINGS, Congress, NY (1807-1866)

HASTINGS, George, a Representative from New York; born in Clinton, Oneida County, N.Y., March 13, 1807; attended the public schools; was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., in 1826…

David Lee HOBSON, Congress, OH (1936)

HOBSON, David Lee, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 17, 1936; graduated from Withrow High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1954; B.A., Ohio Wesleyan…

George Washington LAY, Congress, NY (1798-1860)

LAY, George Washington, a Representative from New York; born in Catskill, N.Y., July 26, 1798; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Hamilton College at Clinton, N.Y., in 1817;…

Stephen STRONG, Congress, NY (1791-1866)

STRONG, Stephen, a Representative from New York; born in Lebanon, Conn., October 11, 1791; moved to New York; attended Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…

Martin Short

actor, producerBorn: 3/26/1950Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Short won the lead role in the Toronto production of Godspell (1972–73), but his zany improvisations with the Second City comedy…

The Federal Government's Move

The Question: In what year did the federal government move to Washington D.C. from Philadelphia? The Answer: The United States Congress moved…

1400–1499 (A.D.) World History

The Duomo inFlorenceLinda J. BarnesJoan of Arc (1412–1431)1407Casa di San Giorgio, one of the first public banks, founded in Genoa.1415Henry V defeats French at Agincourt. Jan Hus, Bohemian…

The Newbery Medal

For the most distinguished literature for children published in the U.S.; given by the American Library Association. John Newbery was an eighteenth-century British publisher.Since 19221922The…

Samuel Franklin MILLER, Congress, NY (1827-1892)

MILLER, Samuel Franklin, a Representative from New York; born in Franklin, Delaware County, N.Y., May 27, 1827; was graduated from the Delaware Literary Institute and Hamilton College, Clinton…