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Elias DEEMER, Congress, PA (1838-1918)

DEEMER, Elias, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near Durham, Bucks County, Pa., January 3, 1838; attended public and private schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Lycoming County…

William Bailey LAMAR, Congress, FL (1853-1928)

LAMAR, William Bailey, (nephew of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar), a Representative from Florida; born near Monticello, Jefferson County, Fla., June 12, 1853; attended Jefferson Academy at…

Fred Gustus JOHNSON, Congress, NE (1876-1951)

JOHNSON, Fred Gustus, a Representative from Nebraska; born on a farm near Dorchester, Saline County, Nebr., October 16, 1876; attended the country schools; was graduated from Dorchester (Nebr…

Henry Roberts PEASE, Congress, MS (1835-1907)

Senate Years of Service: 1874-1875Party: RepublicanPEASE, Henry Roberts, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Winsted, Litchfield County, Conn., February 19, 1835; received a normal-school…

William Pinkney McLEAN, Congress, TX (1836-1925)

McLEAN, William Pinkney, a Representative from Texas; born in Copiah County, Miss., August 9, 1836; moved with his mother to Marshall, Tex., in 1839; attended private schools and was graduated…

Southwestern B&Bs

Check out these B&Bs in New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas Adobe & Pines Inn Taos, N.M. With the Painted Desert, the Grand Canyon,…

Indianapolis 500

Last year's 81st Indianapolis 500 was delayed twice by rain before Luyendyk captured his second Borg-Warner Trophy. Luyendyk outgunned Scott Goodyear in a one-lap dash to the finish by 0.57…

1998 CMA Awards

The 32nd Annual Country Music Association Awards were presented September 23, 1998 at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House.Entertainer of the Year:Garth BrooksSingle of the Year:“Holes in the Floor of…

John Henry ROGERS, Congress, AR (1845-1911)

ROGERS, John Henry, a Representative from Arkansas; born near Roxobel, Bertie County, N.C., October 9, 1845; moved to Mississippi in 1852 with his parents, who settled near Madison Station;…

Paul Herbert MALONEY, Congress, LA (1876-1967)

MALONEY, Paul Herbert, a Representative from Louisiana; born in New Orleans, La., February 14, 1876; attended the public school and Mrs. Ashe’s Private School, Pass Christian, Miss.;…