Mystery Initials
Full names of famous authors
tracked down by Holly Hartman
Ever wonder what the two R's stand for in J. R. R. Tolkien? Curious about whether…
Senate Years of Service: 1857-1859Party: DemocratBATES, Martin Waltham, a Senator from Delaware; born in Salisbury, Conn., February 24, 1786; attended the common schools; moved to Delaware and…
Senate Years of Service: 1814-1814Party: Democratic RepublicanWALKER, George, (brother of David Walker and great uncle of James David Walker), a Senator from Kentucky; born in Culpeper County…
WILLIAMS, Isaac, Jr., a Representative from New York; born in Goshen, Conn., April 5, 1777; received a limited schooling; moved with his father to Otsego County, N.Y., in 1793; was appointed…
FINLEY, Charles, (son of Hugh Franklin Finley), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Williamsburg, Whitley County, Ky., March 26, 1865; attended the common and subscription schools, and…
CABELL, Earle, a Representative from Texas; born on a farm, south of Trinity River in Dallas County, Tex., October 27, 1906; graduated from North Dallas High School in 1925; attended Texas A…
HALVORSON, Deborah L., a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago Heights, Cook County, Ill., March 1, 1958; A. G. S., Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, Ill., 1998; B. A., Governors…
HOPKINS, Nathan Thomas, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Ashe County, N.C., October 27, 1852; moved to Pike County, Ky.; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…
Founder of MiamiBorn: c. 1840Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Miami is the only major U.S. city to have been founded by a woman. Julia Tuttle, a Clevelander, first saw southern Florida in 1875 when…
