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Sue W. KELLY, Congress, NY (1936)

KELLY, Sue W., a Representative from New York; born in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, September 26, 1936; graduated from Lima Central High School, Lima, Ohio; B.A., Denison University, Granville,…

John Thomas SPRIGGS, Congress, NY (1825-1888)

SPRIGGS, John Thomas, a Representative from New York; born in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, April 5, 1825; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in…

William Ledyard STARK, Congress, NE (1853-1922)

STARK, William Ledyard, a Representative from Nebraska; born in Mystic, New London County, Conn., July 29, 1853; was graduated from Mystic Valley Institute, Mystic, Conn., in 1872; moved to…

John Clay DAVIES, Congress, NY (1920-2002)

DAVIES, John Clay, a Representative from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., May 1, 1920; attended Camden (N.Y.) High School; attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Hamilton…

David A. OGDEN, Congress, NY (1770-1829)

OGDEN, David A., a Representative from New York; born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., January 10, 1770; attended King’s College (now Columbia University), New York City; studied law; was…

2006 Notable Books for Children

These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger Readers…

Morrison, Toni

(Encyclopedia) Morrison, Toni, 1931–2019, American writer, b. Lorain, Ohio, as Chloe Ardelia (later Anthony) Wofford; B.A. Howard Univ., 1953, M.F.A. Cornell, 1955. Her fiction is noted for its…

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans.

(Encyclopedia) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954. Linda Brown was denied admission to her local elementary school in Topeka because she was…