(Encyclopedia) frontier, in U.S. history, the border area of settlement of Europeans and their descendants; it was vital in the conquest of the land between the Atlantic and the Pacific. The…
This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 112th Congress, which began in 2011. There are 80 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate. State…
This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 113th Congress, which began in 2013. There are 81 women in the House of Representatives and 20 women in the Senate. State…
This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 114th Congress, which began in 2015. There are 85 women in the House of Representatives and 20 women in the Senate. State…
People have been collecting precious objects since at least the 3rd century B.C. That's when the Museum of Alexandria was open for business. Through the ages, members of royalty, universities and…
LUFKIN, Willfred Weymouth, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Essex, Essex County, Mass., March 10, 1879; attended the public schools; newspaper correspondent; private secretary to…
FULMER, Willa Lybrand, (wife of Hampton P. Fulmer), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Wagener, Aiken County, S.C., February 3, 1884; attended the Wagener, (S.C.) public schools and…
(Encyclopedia) Van Buren, Martin, 1782–1862, 8th President of the United States (1837–41), b. Kinderhook, Columbia co., N.Y.
He was again the presidential candidate of the Democratic party in 1840…
BARRET, John Richard, a Representative from Missouri; born in Greensburg, Green County, Ky., August 21, 1825; attended the common schools and Centre College, Danville, Ky.; moved to St. Louis…
